“a touch of shadows of time and harvest” Project for
ĀBOLOŠANA , Aizpute, Latvia 01.09.-15.09.2024
I created two specifically works and presented an existing work adapted to the site. The two special works include the video work “Ornaments of the Empty Times in Autumn”. The video was shot in the house at Atmodas iela 9, in Misiņkalnaparks and in the rural surroundings of the town of Aizpute. The house itself is a national moment under the care of SERDE. The second site-specific work is the spatial installation “9052” or “a touch of shadows of time and harvest”. The third work was my life performance “The Plant”, which, as I mentioned, was adapted to the space and for a part integrated my installation into the performance.
All three works together reflect the themes of time, reflection, transitions, emptiness, standstill and harvest in a broader sense. In addition, all works contain autobiographical elements and thoughts. But beyond that, the terms and titles “Empty Times” and “a touch of shadows of time and harvest” refer to a special time between late summer and early autumn in my personal vision. A phase in the annual cycle characterized by a calm, almost magical, melancholic atmosphere, in which nature comes to rest before autumn begins. This empty time is a phase of pause and reflection, in which nature and life stand still and prepare for the coming change. This period is very short, only a few days, and I wish it would never, ever end... the empty time in between.
The project was made possible with the kind support of SERDE
Link to video Ornaments of the Empty Times in Autumn”
https://vimeo.com/johannesgerard/ornamentsofemptytimes?share=copy
Still Images Video:
Still Image Performance "The Plant"
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