Mixed-media installation (paintings on silk, glassware, ladder, booklets)
Performance (Story-telling, two variations)
ーOn Vulnerability.
The central components of my ongoing project “You are my window” are story-telling and painted portraits based on a series of extensive interviews I conducted with individuals who are willing to share their vulnerable-self.
In this project, I explore the self-image of the individuals as well as the possibility of sharing the experience that arises from self-reflection. The point of departure for each interview was the question: what would your ideal self-portrait look like? I continued interviewing each person until I had the feeling that I could visually grasp their self-image. I then created their painted portrait by using my own visual style to express their selfimage as I understood it. The image that arises from this process is necessarily a collaborative portrait, a result of the interaction between the personal information willingly disclosed to me by the interviewed person and my own personal and cultural heritage. Thus, the interviewee’s self-image is filtered through my reflection on myself and the world around me.
Furthermore, I decided to examine how my own self-image is transformed through interactions with other people. Out of this examination, I developed a story-telling performance as a form of a self-portrait. In the performance, my personal experiences and stories are intertwined with words told by others.
