Ablutions ( = meditative washing)
nederlands
A projection of my hands moving downwards towards a glass bowl and then carrying
water upwards. As the hands move upwards the image gradually darkens so the hands appear to rise into darkness.
The video image is projected onto a cloth suspended between four pillars. Each pillar is
50 cm apart so one or two people can view the image in each of the four openings.
2004 | Oceania, Terpkerk, Urmond, The Netherlands |
2000 | Korero korero (on a tv monitor as a continuous loop), Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, aotearoa | New Zealand |
2000 | The Posthuman Project (on a tv monitor), Waterloo Action, London, U.K. |
1999 | Diversity, Galleria Art Halvare, Oulu, Finland |
1999 | (view postcard) |
1997 | Visionfest, Visionfest, Albert Dock, Liverpool, U.K. |
1995 | Mycelium, Landbouwbelang, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
1995 | Sonja's Choice, Kunstcentrum, Sittard, The Netherlands |
The 6 minute video edit of a performance shows variations that indicate that this is a process rather than a mechanical repetition (a looped sequence). This distinction is important in this work because the repeated act is to evoke a sense of transcendence rather than a re-examination or re-presentation of the physical action.
I made this piece to express my sense of the spiritual as a Baha'i. Some Baha'is wash before saying their daily prayer just as Muslims do. It is not about cleaning, but more a ritual or preparation for communing with the divine. The video images are from my ´performing´ these ablutions under and towards the camera.
Ik heb dit werk gemaakt om mijn gevoel van het spirituele als baha'i te delen.
Sommige Bahá'ís wassen hun handen en hun gezicht voordat ze hun dagelijkse gebeden zeggen, net zoals de moslims dat doen.
Het gaat hierbij niet om schoonmaken, maar het is meer een ritueel of een voorbereiding op het communiceren met het goddelijke.