M Leuven | Audio description

DOKA | Gintautė Skvernytė


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These are the words of Geert Goiris, curator of the exhibition.

Fascinated by different modes of interaction, the artist began working with paraffin wax, a pliable material that can be endlessly modified through pressure or incisions. The artist’s experience with malleable substances led her to celluloid film, which is also a sensitive membrane that carries ephemeral images. ‘Corolla’ is her first 16mm film. This silent work consists of seven close-ups of flower petals on human eyelids. The petals are animated by the involuntary movement of the eyes. ‘Corolla’ is screened as a 16mm projection so that the physical medium is integral to the viewing experience. The film has sculptural qualities: tactility, materiality and dynamism. The soft, almost imperceptible touch of petals on the eyelids adds yet another layer to the succession of membranes: skin on skin on skin. We never get to see the full faces, there is little to recognise or identify. Central to this work is the touch of the vegetal on the human and the subtle interweaving at the interface between the two worlds.

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