Project
Cycle and Moon
With these pieces I unintentionally took "Faces" beyond the boundaries of the medium. I found myself bringing the space around the paintings into the composition. One piece turned into three, all of them on my wall gave me contradicting stories depending on their arrangement. This project to me exists somewhere between painting and physical interaction. The story isn’t entirely mine to decide anymore, it’s flexible. This is what’s new for me with this project.
When Moon 01 & Moon 02 turn toward Cycle they look like they’re watching over it almost like they’re guarding whatever is going on at its center.
What I find interesting is how quickly we see care in something simple as where someone is looking. There’s no touch, no hand, on the shoulder no word spoken. Just faces turned in a direction… Yet we still imagine protection like they’re watching out for it.
It made me think about how we link attention with care. Are they really guarding Cycle? Is that just what we’ve decided to believe? Maybe we’re the ones creating the meaning not seeing it.
Turn Moon 01 & Moon 02 outwards and the feel is completely different.
The cycle hasn't moved, nothing about the paintings has changed, but the feeling of safety is compromised.
Facing away doesn't always mean not caring. Just not paying attention or being lost in our own thoughts. I find it interesting that from the outside we can't really know the difference.