My Life Under the Loupe.
This work explores the head as a site of perception and memory.
A sculptural self-portrait in marble, steel and wood holds a glass loupe in place of the eye. The magnifying lens is not symbolic decoration. It functions as an opening.
A series of handmade slides contain fragments of personal memory, references and formative experiences. When a slide is placed within the iris and illuminated, the image is projected outward. The interior becomes exterior.
Private material is made temporarily public.
Exposure becomes part of the work.
The loupe suggests scrutiny, but also precision. To look closely is to accept complexity.
Material: marble, steel, glass, wood
85 × 50 × 12 cm
At Gallery ‘What is Happening Here”.
2023/2024
During my bunker exhibition in June ‘22, I showed the visitors the world through my eyes.
In this video I’m telling the background stories behind the magnetic slides in the eye of my self portrait, projecting the images with a flash light.
