On Light: Water: Air
2018
Light Projection
Created for Palais de Tokyo, Paris
On Light: Water: Air is part of on ongoing body of work which considers the relationship between the elements, the spaces we move through and our wellbeing.
This projection work made for the Aerocene workshop is composed of footage filmed about the consideration of light and the effects it can have in our urban spaces. In particular considering it whilst moving through transitory spaces, calling for us to stop and reflect on the details we see and to take notice of the world around us. This is represented with footage taken from details of materials in the studio and from documentation of interiors of buildings. Like in Saraceno’s work geometry and repetition is important, as is transparency and layers of light that moves around the space.
The next elemental aspect of footage is water using footage taken in Venice during the summer. This section begins with water flooding into the room, it is turbulent and hard to control. This considers climate change and the dangers that we face in relation to water, in particular within urban spaces where a large percentage of the population lives. The abstract narrative ends with calmer waters, suggesting that there is hope in controlling the climate. It leads on to influences from the Palais de Tokyo using air, the footage is calm and more settled. The hope is that as with the light this creates a full circle that we can go back to a more hopeful future.
Connecting Through Water
2021
Light Projection
Created for Plus One in Hoxton, London.
This work layered imagery crowd sourced during the first lockdown in 2020 and filmed remotely across different time zones around the world between South America, Asia and Australia. The work aimed to use water as a material to connect people at a time where for many it became a place of solace.
Plus One is an ongoing collaborative endeavour born out of the need to create more open and safe spaces within the fine art world. The notion of Plus One comes from the tradition of the guest that is never formally invited to the event. Much in the same way marginalised groups have historically never been invited into the canon of art history. Acknowledging our privileged positions as we move through this world, we seek to break through the insular frameworks that we find ourselves in. The first iteration of Plus 1 began with Vic Mihatovic, Susie Olczak, and Ian Wolter. Each artist sought out another whose work they resonated with, whom they had never worked with or personally met before this event and included Enam Gbewonyo, Charley Peters and Ghafar Tajmohammad. Future iterations of Plus One will invite Enam, Charley and Ghafar to include their guest.