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That a vision is a subjective act is a verified and generally confirmed fact. Whoever is watching, usually sees not with the eyes, but through the vision that materializes in the brain, in the seat of our intellect. It could easily be an act – a sterile, objective, unanimous; in short – not lent to interpretation; the same for everyone. But it is the mind, imbued with all our feelings, passions and experiences, which uses a “filter” to distort the lens through which we see our image of reality.With this set of photographs, Andreja wanted to show the mechanism of the subjective aspect, using various filters which hide the human body and prevent direct view, but still allow the observer to predict the shape. A bedsheet, wrapped, wrinkled, wet – rather than glass or natural materials – has replaced, or, in other words, suggests a veil which is the same subjective filter everyone carries within and uses unconsciously when watching.The second element of the view is unquestionably light, since without it, no perception wouldbe possible.Here, light was used as a tool to rediscover, hint, confuse, or hide the forms used, with an almost Flemish inspiration (the memory of Ingres and Caravaggio), playing with gentle and gradual transitions, from a dazzling white to completely black shadows. The tool – light – creates an image as long as the conscience filter captures it.Since 2009, her research on “veils of consciousness” has evolved from a two-dimensional photographic expression, including a three-dimensional plane with some plastic parts. In the sculptural works “The Unconsciousness of Life,” the Unknown Image, the Invisible Grip, assumes the concept of the “veil of Maja”, which subtly prevents direct contact with the true essence of the object, bringing it to a wider sensory level, not only visually, but on a tangible path to exploring the perceptual subjectivity of the complete sensory sphere (sight, touch, hearing, smell).
“VEILS OF CONSCIOUSNESS”
“VEILS OF CONSCIOUSNESS”
