Maya Kramer 玛雅·克莱默
Against the Wind 逆风而行, 2014
Coal, binder, wire, magnets, Wood, plexiglass 煤、粘结剂、铁丝、磁铁、木头、有机玻璃
74.5 x 182 x 20cm
Edition of 2 plus 1 artist's proof
Against the Wind: Installation shot, works from left to right: Wish Cast in Midnight, Small Songs for Subtle Spirits, Stumpted, Against the Wind In Against the Wind four delicate works...
Against the Wind: Installation shot, works from left to right: Wish Cast in Midnight, Small Songs for Subtle Spirits, Stumpted, Against the Wind
In Against the Wind four delicate works depicting natural imagery such as feathers and branches are rendered from the dense and polluting material coal. On a coal tree branch sits a nest made from discarded threads; inside the nest is a golden wishbone. In acrylic boxes feathers cast from coal are arranged into disparate tableaux; in one feathers float around each other in a playful manner, while in the other they slice the negative space with an agitated rhythm. Another coal branch suspended from the wall has tied itself into knots.
Exploring contradictory states of lightness and density, hope and despair, and the natural and artificial, these works create an uncanny snapshot of our relationship with the natural world; one which implies the ways humanity is undermining its environment, but one which at the same time, captures the fleeting beauty of what we stand to lose.
In Against the Wind four delicate works depicting natural imagery such as feathers and branches are rendered from the dense and polluting material coal. On a coal tree branch sits a nest made from discarded threads; inside the nest is a golden wishbone. In acrylic boxes feathers cast from coal are arranged into disparate tableaux; in one feathers float around each other in a playful manner, while in the other they slice the negative space with an agitated rhythm. Another coal branch suspended from the wall has tied itself into knots.
Exploring contradictory states of lightness and density, hope and despair, and the natural and artificial, these works create an uncanny snapshot of our relationship with the natural world; one which implies the ways humanity is undermining its environment, but one which at the same time, captures the fleeting beauty of what we stand to lose.
