'when the real world becomes a fable'

Waterfalls have always fascinated me. There is something mystical about them. They embody a sense of transience and eternity in each and every moment.

They exist as they are, as they seem to have been, always. But if you look closely, the forms of the rocks that shape the water, and the water that shapes them, are ever changing.

Past and future moments exist simultaneously in every fall, in every drop of water, ever one, ever moving, ever changing, existing everlastingly in every single fleeting moment.

My mind is silenced by the constant noise.

'when the real world becomes a fable' originates from an exploration of the process of erosion: with a focus on caves and waterfalls. The images resulted from a fascination for the idea that something as tender, soft and fluid as water is able to corrode and (re)shape something as solid and massive as rock formations. In Scotland, I worked with a combination of digital and analogue photography. After photographing the waterfall, I soaked the analogue film in the waterfall to erode the emulsion.

Artist statement

My work originates in emotional processes of loss, grieve and trauma. I give shape to these feelings through metaphors that I find in astronomy, archeology and geology.

Contemplating the vulnerability of the female body and being human in relation to nature. I work with a combination of digital and analogue photography.

I am interested in the intersection and disparities in the interpretation of photographs.

Which is a result of my fascination for photography’s indissolubly link to reality and the impact of the hyperreality on my generations relationship with reality.

Why photography?

Photography, unlike any other art form, has always been strongly related to reality. With the ostensible absence of human interference, we are easily tempted to look at a photograph as a universe of reference. There is comfort in accepting images as traces of truth. It is agonizing to have to question every interpretation that we make. But that is what it means to live in our world of hyper-realism.

We live in a world where the boundaries between reality and simulation are blurring, making simulations or representations of

reality sometimes seem 'more real' than reality itself. We increasingly live in a make believe reality or hyperreality where the image (simulacrum) replaces and obliterates reality; the image of reality seems to overlap the 'real' reality. (Baudrillard, Simulacra and simulation, 1981)

In my work, I wish to offer recognition and acknowledgement of the fear and uncertainty that comes from having to question everything. But at the same time, the beauty and freedom that come from endless possibilities. When you take each moment as it is, because it will never be the same.

Through making a donation you are financially supporting materials for both the exhibition and the publication.

For the exhibition this will be the production of several large inkjet prints and the supplies to create the construction of placing these in the exhibition space, such as wooden frames.

For the publication this will be the research and production of the publication (soft cover, 48 pages), combining different types of paper and print techniques: riso-, laser- and inkjet printing. You can find a detailed budgetary below.

Are you curious to see how this project will take shape? You can follow the progress here.

If you wish to support this project, you can place your donation here or purchase one of these riso prints here. Every little bit helps!

This research will result in an exhibition and publication to be shown during HKU Exposure.

When?

26.06.2024 - 30.06.2024

Where?

Oudenoord 700, Utrecht

Thank your for your support and I'm looking forward to see you there!

With love,

Luna

Budget