SURGE
Surge is a site-specific installation that invites the audience to step away from reality as we perceive it. It consists of blown glass sculptures, video projections and sound. Filmed around Bibi's studio surroundings, each video looping shows water reflections and fire, creating a subtle, strange and dreamy image. The audience is invited to experience the alienating feeling of not knowing exactly what they seeing. As they try to make sense of the shapes, the video morphs into the organic elements. The mind turns off thoughts and worries and becomes part of the immersive experience. For a moment, the imaginative space is full of possibilities, colour and movement. Exhibition Personal Structures Venue Palazzo Mora, Venice Promoter European Cultural Centre Dates 20 April - 24 November 2024, open every day Except Tuesdays, 10:00 - 18:00h, Free entry Openings 18 - 19 April (By Invitation Only) |
As an experienced glassblower, Smit’s connection to the molten glass is rather personal and guided by feeling. The pure material conveys a sort of viscosity that only exists in the moment of blowing, before becoming a solid. When shaping the sculptures, the outside world is on hold as if time would stretch between the artist’s consciousness and the moving glass. In many ways, Surge is a continuation of Smit’s search for nature’s elements and a feeling of stillness and wonder. The installation has developed from the previous sculpture Whirl of Life (2022), in permanent exhibition at the Mauritshuis Museum, where life’s circularity and decay are at the centre stage. With Surge, the focus is on quiet contemplation and a realm of possibilities.
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