the new black I

art, teaching

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During the last week, I have been preparing for a teaching period at the Rudolf Steiner seminar in Järna – trying out how to make black primer and white pastel crayons. Black and white is the theme, the season suggests beginning from darkness. Since black and white readily goes into form, this is an effort to keep their quality as colours in mind.

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we were all part of the picture

art

– this was my experience at the Venice Biennale, which I visited on my way to Ljubljana in October. Just look (and excuses for the silly presentation, didn’t accomplish any better – click View all images, please):

I also bring vivid memories from part of Sophie Calle’s works and Bill Viola’s Ocean without a Shore – not digitalized, though. And from the Relics of St. Lucy; another gripping piece of body art.

Glad also to have met the courageous women of Muzykstan – see link (check the ringtones!).

And from Ljubljana: Laibach!

an investigation in light and space, september 2007

art, recent work


The green piece; silk painting (one of twelve pieces, each one measuring 140 x 200 cms); outdoor installation at Vårdinge Kyrkskola, September 2007

These pieces were painted on silk fabric, which – like glass – allows light to flood through it, creating a coloured space on the shaded side. Unlike glass, though, it can also be viewed from the illuminated side where it has qualities similar to ordinary painting.

The investigation took place in the grounds of Vårdinge Kyrkskola, a former school situated between a lake and a forest, close to a 12th century church. Today, it houses a kindergarten.

Nine of the pieces were arranged in sets of three, embracing an approximately triangular space at the forest fringe, and covering the full range of colours. The remaining three were set up singularly: a white piece, facing the set of nine; a green piece facing the church as well as the entrance to the grounds; and finally a black one at the centre of the playground. The painting was done in situ.

The arrangement can be seen as a scenography, as it implies the participation of the visitors. Walking around will change not only the spectator’s point of view, but also the conditions of light and shadow in which s/he moves.

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