photographic print, metal, sand, scented soap | part of Skin Territories group exhibition (Atelierele Scânteia, 2025)
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 — 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻.
A shape meant to contain that begins to imitate what it fears. Intimacy is lost — in reality, intimacy is exacerbated — in the work. “𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴”, they say — aA as both abbreviation and power play.
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝘂𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱. The much-debated “nude” color, viewed through lens of territoriality.
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗼, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗽𝘀.
The scent is naturally occurring — this time the focus is on the meaning of the smells, not on a custom-made perfume.
Photo: Cătălin Georgescu.