Still frame #1-9 of December 30 (2019)
Acrylic and ink on linen, 44 x 33 x 3 cm each.
Still frame #1-9 of December 30 (white) (2019)
Acrylic and ink on linen, 71.5 x 52 x 5 cm each.
Gymnopaedia Series (2020)
Gymnopaedia is a series of videos that contain 3 movements. The title makes a strong reference to ancient Greece’s annual festival, gymnopaedia, where Sparta’s warriors or citizens perform war dancing and choral singing.
Movements No. 1 and 3 are composed using footage of night bombings in Gaza and the Gulf Wars, while Movement No. 2 focuses on footage of Saddam Hussein's execution and the movement of the hanging rope, with two series of rope/text paintings as a complement and additional exploration of the theme and subject. The dots (bombs) and lines (ropes) move and dance slowly in the dark, as if they are fireflies and moons in the sky. The movements of dots and lines create an elegant harmony with the brutality and cruelty of humanity hidden behind the scenes. Movements No. 1 and 2 use Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies as the main soundtrack and music, while the first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata appears in Movement No. 3, Moons & Moonlight.
Stills, Gymnopaedia, Movement No.1 - 3
Movement No.1, Firefly
Video projection on ceiling, colour w/ stereo sound, 4 min. 33 sec.
Movement No.2, December 30
Single channel video, colour w/ stereo sound, 4 min. 24 sec.
Movement No.3, Moons & Moonlight
Single channel video, colour w/ stereo sound, 5 min. 17 sec.
