Helena Lomulder
Amazonian Canapé
2014,
plywood, paint, fishing line, swivel,
installation dimensions variable
When I was little, I went on a trip down the Amazon with my family. We stopped for a break and a sloth stole my Milky Way. I gave chase and, although the sloth was slow, so was I as I was only 3, so we were well matched for speed. I caught up with him, we had a tussle and I retrieved my Milky Way. However, the sloth scratched me and a piece of his nail broke off in my shoulder. It hasn’t been a problem until recently when I had to have it removed.
My work tells a story and takes the viewer on an adventure, partly of their own choosing. The intention is to evoke an emotion that draws on the memory of my-self and the viewer, to inform interpretation of the work.
The play on silhouettes references children’s pop-up story books, while the techniques employed direct the viewer to a mature reading that may, or may not, allude to sinister undertones within the work. The scale of the work places the viewer in the scene to mimic the actions of reading to a child. The purpose of monochrome is to allow an independent reading and, along with the shadows, recalls the thing of nightmares when the lights go out in a child’s bedroom.
I did not need to read your artist statement to understand what you were trying to evoke in this installation. Your pictorial narrative, definitely transported me into the realm of children's fairy tales and all that those adventures encompassed... ranging from nostalgia, fear and nightmares!
ReplyDeleteYour idea is truly amazing and one does not need to read your artist statement to understand what
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Thank you. I am happy that I succeeded in drawing you into another world.
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