ORSOLYA
The show is inspired by scenes from paintings depicting moments from Greek mythology or hagiography. It takes successive or simultaneous events that appear in the painting on the same canvas and transposes them into a narrative structure of 5 scenes, animated by two-dimensional figures in an abstract scenographic box. The starting point is also in old texts or their interpretations. In an attempt to continue the tradition of storytelling, stories about love, power, fate or initiation are rejected, stories from the past, which can however be considered current at any time.
The project was realised with the support of Centrul de Proiecte Timișoara, through the program “Energie! Burse de creație”
The project was realised with the support of Centrul de Proiecte Timișoara, through the program “Energie! Burse de creație”
LOC – loc-cj.ro – is an augmented reality app for art, education and research for urban cohabitation that brings together artists, activists, researchers and people interested in exploring alternative models of interspecies negotiation of common space. LOC was a project done together with Mihai Păcurar, Ioana Hogman, Marius Mornea, for which the proposal of the Labirynth was one of the AR installations that can be seen in Parcul Central of Cluj .
The idea of the labyrinth was born during discussions with biologists who were part of the LOC team, when the need to introduce an “island” where the rules are different from those in the park ( overexploited by the local administration for festivals and events), was confirmed by the specialists. The labyrinth is composed of alleys delimited by lined, two-dimensional trees, with a small distance between them. The two-dimensionality of the elements in the labyrinth emphasizes the idea of “artificiality”, of a space with “other rules”, out of the ordinary. The rules are simple: the path must be followed in such a way as to follow the alleys, and if the visitor tries a different direction than the predefined one, the image darkens, and he must return to the route. Inside the labyrinth we find two objects called “megaliths”, positioned in such a way that the drawing on the surface of the stones can be partially observed. The drawings represent two images similar to the tree of life: the current situation, a tree with information received from biologists, and a possible scenario in the future, if we follow some simple rules, similar to following the alleys in the labyrinth, which would help increase biodiversity in the Park. In return, respecting the rules requires respect for nature and modesty on the part of all of us.
Access the application: www.loc-cj.ro
Project supported by AFCN
The idea of the labyrinth was born during discussions with biologists who were part of the LOC team, when the need to introduce an “island” where the rules are different from those in the park ( overexploited by the local administration for festivals and events), was confirmed by the specialists. The labyrinth is composed of alleys delimited by lined, two-dimensional trees, with a small distance between them. The two-dimensionality of the elements in the labyrinth emphasizes the idea of “artificiality”, of a space with “other rules”, out of the ordinary. The rules are simple: the path must be followed in such a way as to follow the alleys, and if the visitor tries a different direction than the predefined one, the image darkens, and he must return to the route. Inside the labyrinth we find two objects called “megaliths”, positioned in such a way that the drawing on the surface of the stones can be partially observed. The drawings represent two images similar to the tree of life: the current situation, a tree with information received from biologists, and a possible scenario in the future, if we follow some simple rules, similar to following the alleys in the labyrinth, which would help increase biodiversity in the Park. In return, respecting the rules requires respect for nature and modesty on the part of all of us.
Access the application: www.loc-cj.ro
Project supported by AFCN
The images taken during the Flowing Streams residency at Intersecția, represent different stories and points of view, all related to the waters of Brădet. Even if from the point of view of time we slide into the distant past or are in the present with thoughts of the future, the stories still meet in the same geographical space, the village of Brădet and the Buzău Twist. Thus, the transparent, overlapping images create a map together, recounting different moments in the village's history. Putting aside the linearity of time, each of these images contributes to the complexity of the final map, and just as due to transparency they are all present/visible at the same time, so too does interconnectivity - the effect of any specific moment represented on the other moments. Awareness of the possible effects raises questions about our present in terms of our relationship with water and springs
Project materialized with the support EUNIC Romania and Fundația9
Project materialized with the support EUNIC Romania and Fundația9
The project “Searching for a secret garden” is an allusion to Bosch’s Garden of earthly delights’ left panel, in which we look for households with vegetable gardens of small producers, who
manage to produce enough food on a relatively small territory for 1-2 families in Transilvania. Gardens that are
valuable from the point of view of diversity, complex gardening and beauty, and bring to focus an old sustainable model of cohabitation between man and natural habitat that can be adapted to our contemporary needs.
Project materialized with the support of Cluj Cultural Center in 2023 and financed by Romania Remarcabila
valuable from the point of view of diversity, complex gardening and beauty, and bring to focus an old sustainable model of cohabitation between man and natural habitat that can be adapted to our contemporary needs.
Project materialized with the support of Cluj Cultural Center in 2023 and financed by Romania Remarcabila
PHOTOS OF A SECRET GARDEN
2014 - ongoing
The project “Searching for a secret garden” started in 2014 with photographs of plants taken behind a paper filter, called “Photos of a secret garden”, with the desire of speaking about the world of fauna by partially hiding it from the viewer, creating an atmosphere where plants become enigmatic figures, possible characters of imaginary worlds - an homage to an apparently static and silent form of life, often forgotten when speaking about all living things.
Instead of botanical observations, the author wishes to present plants as characters with humanlike intentions and will in their movement captured on the photographs.
By this metaphorical approach, theatrical setup, we wish to invite the public to rediscover the kingdom of plants, it’s beauty and richness, and fight plant blindness.
“An invested and knowledgeable public is one equipped to drive environmental policy reform. A plant aware public will only be achieved through education at all levels”( The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness in Ecology and Evolution, by Sebastian Stroud).
Technique: digital photography with paper filter
Instead of botanical observations, the author wishes to present plants as characters with humanlike intentions and will in their movement captured on the photographs.
By this metaphorical approach, theatrical setup, we wish to invite the public to rediscover the kingdom of plants, it’s beauty and richness, and fight plant blindness.
“An invested and knowledgeable public is one equipped to drive environmental policy reform. A plant aware public will only be achieved through education at all levels”( The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness in Ecology and Evolution, by Sebastian Stroud).
Technique: digital photography with paper filter