'Mine'
'Mine' is an ode to the beauty of the sponge animal.
The fragile skeleton of this animal is so small that it fits on your hand. It is of immense beauty. It comes from a fragile ecosystem, which is threatened by global warming, acidification and mining. The animal lives in the deep-sea, about a kilometer below sea level.
Now that the treasures of the deep-sea becomes accessible, the inquisitive human takes a close look at the area. Everything down there is listed and provided with an estimate value. Can one weigh the interest of ecological values against economic profit?
At the same time, no rules and laws apply in the
deep-sea. There
is no owner, no manager. Can one claim the
deep-sea?
De Profundis
installatie van Marian Smit en Quub
Beelden in Gees
2019
Co-operation with Marian Smit :
When Marian and Quub meet, Quub is
working on 'Mine'.
This sculpture immediately appeals to
Marian: the subject, the form, the material. She
has in mind to make a video because she is not a
sculptor, but makes video installations that are
also spatial. The work 'Mine' invites to project
on / through. A better connection is actually
not conceivable.
In a number of conversations they
elaborate the idea: the sea is a literal
connection between the residences of both
artists. The deep sea as a source of life, the
enormous dark space reminiscent of the
collective consciousness and the 'primordial'
form of Quub's work quickly evoke in Marian the
image of a baby, the feeling that babies always
give her, that they know the essence of
existence, something that we lose during our
lives. A baby as the beginning of life, the fact
that we grow in water for the first 9 months.
For Quub, the baby embodies future generations
who will also live on our earth.
The projection creates a shadow that fits
beautifully in terms of content: our way of life
casts a shadow ahead.
The projection forms a deep, poetic
connection between the two artworks.
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