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Prosjekt Stilleben/Project Still Life - OSLO OPEN i mitt atelier våren/in my studio in the spring 2014
 

Oversiktsbilde fra atelieret med terrariet, tegninger, foto og tegningen "Still Life - Det lille bedrag" under arbeid/
Overview picture from the studio with the terrarium, drawings, photo and the drawing "Still Life - The little deception" at work

Prosjekt Stilleben

Første del av prosjektet "Det lille bedrag" viste jeg i mitt atelier under Oslo Open.
Et overdådig stilleben i «grønt» plassert i et terrarium
(200×60×70cm) med utgangspunkt i flamske 1600-talls malere og i mitt veganske livsvalg. Et uforutsigbart verk der jeg gjør en reelt og samtidig et surrealt forsøk på å "stoppe" forfallet, holder verden sammen ved hjelp av god, gammeldags broderi og moderne matbevaring ved hjelp av CO2- og Nitrogengass.

Dokumentasjonen nedenfor viser utvalg av utprøvinger først i lukkede plastposer fylt med CO2 og/eller Nitrogengass og
fotoskisser av prosessen i terrarriet i en uke.
Jeg viste også tegning, foto og tekstil.


"Still Life - The Small Deception", a project starting with the still life tradition and its detailed realism, hidden symbols and imitation of Nature /mimesis. Flemish painters also called it "bedriegertje" - The small deception. Another central theme of the still life tradition is " "vanitas" - a moral reminder the transience of all things and the futility of pleasure.

My project consists of an opulent still life made up out of real fruit, vegetables, and plants, taking as its starting point a work of Flemish painters.
It is placed in a glass terrarium (200×60×70cm) filled with CO2 gas. Here, I will investigate the encounter between the old knowledge and techniques of women on one side, and new research and technology. I document the process along the way through drawing and photography.
My intervention of mending / embroidering the food and the CO2 conservation of food in decay is not apparent at first glance,
but a closer look at the sumptuous and tempting tableaux reveals the repairs.

 

Project Still Life

I showed part I of the project "The little deception" in my studio during Oslo Open.
A lavish still life in "green" placed in a terrarium (200×60×70cm) taking its cue from Flemish 1600s painting and from my vegan life choice. An unpredictable work where I make a real and at the same time surreal attempt at "halting" the decay, keeping the world together using good, old-fashioned embroidery as well as modern food preservation using CO2 and Nitrogen gas.

The documentation below shows a selection of tests first in closed plastic bags filled with CO2 and/or Nitrogen gas, and photo sketches of the process in the terrarium over a week. In addition, I showed drawing, photo, and textile.

"Still Life - The Small Deception", a project starting with the still life tradition and its detailed realism, hidden symbols, and imitation of Nature /mimesis. Flemish painters also called it "bedriegertje" - The small deception. Another central theme of the still life tradition is " "vanitas" - a moral reminder the transience of all things and the futility of pleasure.

My project consists of an opulent still life made up out of real fruit, vegetables, and plants, taking as its starting point a work of Flemish painters.
It is placed in a glass terrarium (200×60×70cm) filled with CO2 gas. Here, I will investigate the encounter between the old knowledge and techniques of women on one side, and new research and technology. I document the process along the way through drawing and photography.
My intervention of mending / embroidering the food and the CO2 conservation of food in decay is not apparent at first glance,
but a closer look at the sumptuous and tempting tableaux reveals the repairs.

 

Daglig ble terrariet "spylt" fri for oksigen og fylt opp med CO2./Every day the terrarium was "flushed" free of oxygen and filled up with CO2.

Klart for neste forsøk ved Vestfold Kunstsenter/Ready for the next attempt at Vestfold Art Center 2016. Se/See: http://ingwillgjelsvik.no/UtstillVestfold2016.htm