Inbox (704)
Inbox (704) consists of a pair of floor based sculptures which are activated by daylight and placed precisely in relation to a nearby window. Both structures are moved during the day, continuously following the sun's path. The act of moving is not visible to the visitor and is not meant to be a performative action as such, but carried out like a technical instruction by gallery staff. The sculptures feature glass panels with loosely draped agar and gel-like materials over one frame, conveying a sense of fragility by highlighting their delicacy. The sculptures occasionally cast deep shadows across the floor. These shifting moments of colour, visible only under certain light, continue to reverberate with each passing sunbeam.
Inbox (704) comments upon the fragile nuances of human communication. The shift of changing to mainly digital communication is reflected in the shape of the sculptures resembling abstract screens. The title of the artwork refers to a very specific moment in time within an inbox, which is constantly fluctuating, receiving and sending.
The work seeks to highlight abrasive messages and the current rise of online miscommunication. It materialises the emotional impact of those misunderstandings, the inability of processing or resolving some messages, which transforms a simple email to something lasting, which continues to echo the sentiment, long after it was received.
Stained glass, silicon, agar, glycerine, lighting gel and steel
Photography: Mischa Haller