A great exhibition, if a little small, at MOSI until May, Tania Kovats’ new exhibition of sculptures and drawings explores the significance of our relationship with the world’s seas and oceans.
Taking inspiration from scientists James Lovelock's Gaia theory-of the Earth as an interconnected super organism-Kovats reflects on water as the connective element on earth. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific are three large metal bowls which replicate the shape of the world's largest oceans. Note this sceptred isle (septic isle?) - the UK and Ireland anyway on the top right of the photo below, plus the western coastlines of Europe and Africa. Each bowl holds a saline solution that, due to evaporation, will transform the work over time.
It takes a second or two to make out the shapes. It's like looking at a photographic negative.
ReplyDeleteThese are great!
ReplyDeleteIt does take a moment to adjust your view, but yes, the shapes come out.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting!
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