METAKINETICS
Kinetic installation with music
The artist delves into a specific emotional state that the Portuguese, a nation of seafarers and musicians, call “Saudade.” It describes a profound longing for something other than the present, looking back at the past and turning towards the future simultaneously. An emphasized temporal component, by which the artist probes the phenomena that affect the human perception of time - such as resonant instruments, mother and daughter struggling with infinite incertitude, by which the artist sublimates the desire to unite, and the need to find synchronous gestures pervades the entire installation. Saudade was conceived as a site-specific installation composed of kinetic sculptures, video and sound.
Credits:
Photo: Damjan Švarc
Construction of individual elements: France Petač
Music: Bowrain
Vocals and lyrics: JAŠA