Castle
2023
plywood, acrylic, steel, foil, concrete
400x350x250 cm
„a fortified structure with walls and bastions. A symbol of strength, protection, power, body and soul. It is related to the meanings of tower, city, house and temple. It is the epitome of royal power at all times.” (Symbolism library)
The vocabulary of the construction is the term „castle”, and I have organised the elements around its associative field. The „castle”, consisting of only walls, is made up of spatial panels, pierced with bars, which define the installation, and whose flattened forms echo in the installation as flags and shadows. The objects surrounding the projection of the castle play with the possibilities of meaning created by the positive and negative forms, so that the construction as a whole and the details support the general and specific symbolism of the castle.
I have tried to relate the motifs to the above quoted lines from the Symbolism Library and, through them, to broader social and political situations that significantly shape our current regional, cultural and social context.