NATAŠA PROSENC STEARNS: POD ČRNIMI PALMAMI
Video instalacija v galeriji Izložba
26. junij – 17. julij 2014, MoTA Točka, Galerija Izložba
Otvoritev: 26. junij ob 20h
Video instalacija POD ČRNIMI PALMAMI (originalni naslov Against the Sun / Proti soncu) je bila realizirana na podlagi vabila galerije OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemprary Art) na temo vizij Los Angelesa, ki posegajo pod bleščavo Hollywooda. 2014 bo prvič predstavljena v Ljubljani. Projekt ponuja vpogled v stereotip sončnega zahoda. Video je posnet na obalah Venice, Santa Monica, Malibu, Manhattan Beach in Marina Del Rey. Snemanje je potekalo v urah sončnega zahoda, vendar tako, da je bila kamera obrnjea direktno proti soncu in da so bili vsi subjekti in objekti osvetljeni zgolj od zadaj. Ta princip je omogočil pojav silhuet, senc ter pol abstraktnih podob, ki kičast sončni zahod spremenijo v mračno, na trenutke grozečo podobo prostora, ki ga sicer asociiramo z bleščavo, glamurjem in večnimi sanjami. To je temna stran mesta, ki s svjo tovarno iluzij ustvarja stereotipe in v veliki meri narekuje trende sodobne zahodne kulture. Namesto veselih turistov in zagorelih teles, vidimo osamljene ladje, grozeče palme, izgubljene sprehajalce in zmaje, ki v neskončnost lebdijo med zemljo in nebom. Vse pa še vedno žari v črnem lesketanju morja in peska, ki ga dviga veter. Podobe se spreminjajo v polabstraktno krajino ki na trenutke izgleda apokaliptično.
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Za izvedbeno pomoč pri razstavi se zahvaljujemo Umetnostni galeriji Maribor in Mednarodnemu grafičnemu likovnemu centru, Ljubljana.
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