Membrane

The “membranes” were initially created in my residency studios in Iceland, Finland and South Africa. The intention is to visualize the forces that can accompany us on the process of CROSSING, of crossing thresholds. Sometimes we need a new skin, which the “membrane works” can function as. I designed them as correlations to certain states of consciousness or as models for positive emotions and life energies. So on my journey, I made these new skins as a kind of transformation tool.In keeping with the theme of “CROSSINGS”, I also work with the material “wax skin” here. The haptic and visual appearance of the silk dipped in wax reflects the theme of crossing borders in the phenomenon of the skin as a membrane, as a harmonious relationship between inside and outside. It is always about the here and now, about thresholds and crossing them. My own approach to the topic of boundaries and crossing them is primarily through the experience of color. I connect with the qualities of color as an equivalent of what constitutes life. In this sense, the “membranes” are a kind of life companion and protector.