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Details of object number: 2459
Title:Becoming otherwise (human / nonhuman bodies, all interconnected cells)
Number of parts:1 (docum.)
Object name:installation
Collection:Museion Collection
Created by:Gamper, Barbara (artist) (Meran/Merano, 1981-09-30)
Production date:2016
Description:Textilskulptur bestehend aus 3 handgetufteten Wandteppichstücken, die an einer Stahlbügelkonstruktion mit handgeschweißten Stahlringen befestigt sind. Letztere hängt an 4 gleich langen Stahlseilen.
Die Installation kann im Rahmen einer Live-Performance der Künstlerin aktiviert werden.
Die Installation kann im Rahmen einer Live-Performance der Künstlerin aktiviert werden.
Hist. crit. notes:This is the second work of a series of hand-tufted tapestry objects and one moving image work with the title ‘becoming otherwise’. All three works lean onto the idea of ‘becoming’ as elaborated in Deleuze’s and Guattari’s studies. While the first work refers to the idea ‘becoming woman’ and ‘becoming minor’, this piece refers to the idea of becoming on the level of cells and molecules, cellular transformation, permeability and exchange. It brings to the foreground the symbiotic life-forms within one and between more organisms and their material and immaterial entanglements. The work consists of hand-dyed natural silk and paper ribbons. Concerning the material, silk is produced by the silkworm while paper grows from plants. The material components of this work are important to highlight the title, the interconnectedness of materials to their environments and ecosystems between producers and users. I chose to use the pattern of the hexagonal cells, as it is the most
space-saving shape in all forms and recognizable shape for a cell.
Moreover, the visual aspect of the hexagon reminds instantly of the
honeycomb pattern in a beehive. The beehive herewith also becomes
relevant in its meaning and potential inspiration for societal change: a matriarchal society, in which the female worker bees all make decisions collectively. The tapestry object is hung from the ceiling when presented as an installation. The object is activated via a live performance, through which the object transforms to costume and prop, transitioning from its original skirt- or bell-like shape to a cocoon, or morphing into hybrid shapes with the performer’s body. (Barbara Gamper, Portfolio, 2016-2021)
space-saving shape in all forms and recognizable shape for a cell.
Moreover, the visual aspect of the hexagon reminds instantly of the
honeycomb pattern in a beehive. The beehive herewith also becomes
relevant in its meaning and potential inspiration for societal change: a matriarchal society, in which the female worker bees all make decisions collectively. The tapestry object is hung from the ceiling when presented as an installation. The object is activated via a live performance, through which the object transforms to costume and prop, transitioning from its original skirt- or bell-like shape to a cocoon, or morphing into hybrid shapes with the performer’s body. (Barbara Gamper, Portfolio, 2016-2021)
Technique:coloured
Dimensions:
- Werk height: ca. 120 cm
Stahlring (kleinster) diameter: ca. 35 cm
Stahlring (größter) diameter: ca. 94 cm
Physical description:Hand-tufted tapestry on steel hoops, hand-dyed silk, paper, latex, jute, hand-welded steel hoops