How to navigate around, 2023
Installation, ceramics
Installation, ceramics
→ What are the ways people explore themselves? And how does one reach their inner self?
One of the most common methods is to use meditation, which the artist has implemented into her regular practice for an extended period of time in her past. Unrestricted state of subconscious exploration was reached by listening to a guided meditation found on YouTube, where the narrator was leading the way in simple, suggesting phrases.
→ And what ways are there to find the right route on land?
To accurately determinate one's position or plan how to get from one place to another, different types of navigation are used. With compasses, maps, satellites and scientific instruments there to help people find their way, the simplest and oldest are direction signs.
With her series of ceramic objects hung freely around La Maison Bruneau, the artist suggests for the guests to integrate the mental with the material and invites them on a meditative journey of exploring themselves through inspecting the house. The arrows are there to guide the explorer on both levels through spiritual phrases written on them and the physical directions they point to.
La Maison Bruneau, Paris, 2023