#220 Squat Over Mirror
44x34cm each | Filler, oak frame, mirror glass
About
The title may refer to a procedure in conjunction with a body cavity search performed on individuals concerning arrest, incarceration, compulsory admissions, border controls, etc.
Precari
Precari is Latin for begging, praying or wishing.
It is related to the word precarious, which means dependent on uncertain conditions.
The series is about the body's vulnerability and has a performative character with bodily imprints in the wet filler. The material circumstances of the body's situation are crucial for the human subject's experience of itself and its relation to the outside world. Circumstances, or conditions that are wholly or partly beyond its control, which cannot be ignored, but on the contrary, require an active approach.Res Ipsa
Res Ipsa is a compilation of works made by an act shaping the filler once it is prepared inside the frame. Thus, they function as a recording device and document the event while the filler is still wet.
Res Ipsa is Latin for "the thing itself" and is part of the juridical term "Res ipsa loquitur" (the thing speaks for itself), used when an injury or accident in itself clearly shows who is responsible, such as an instrument left inside a body after surgery.