A Series of Confinement
This work is an interrogation of the often conflicting desires to both belong to and break free from social categories or labels. Through a series of sequential self-portrait photographs stitched together into moving images, I examine the tensions between corporeal boundaries and the boundaries of societal norms.
The moving images are projected onto prefabricated objects that are further divided internally into square, rectangle or L-shaped sections. Each object is found second-hand and then repurposed as a projection surface through various modifications, such as attaching drawing paper or other projection material. Each projection is specific to the object and consists of individual moving images projected within a single video channel, telling their own story while interacting with one another within and without the object’s internal and external confinements.
The project currently consist of two installments, titled I & II. Each of the sequences are uniquely tailored to the found object.
A Series of Confinement I, 2023, 46 x 46 x 13 cm, wooden, 120g paper backing, 3’05” video loop; installation during Foto Wien 2023 at Kunstverein Kombinage.
A Series of Confinement II, 2023, 41 x 70 x15 cm, wooden, 120g paper backing, 5’32” video loop; installation during Rotlicht Festival in Semperdepot, Vienna.