Monika Weiss Polish, b. 1964
Metamorphosis | Nirbhaya (Film Still Close Up #5), 2020-21
Archival pigment print
63.5 x 91.4 cm
25 x 35 15/16 ins
Series: Metamorphosis | Nirbhaya series
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The “Metamorphosis | Nirbhaya” series, is a sound, film and a photographic project. For this cycle of films and sound compositions Monika Weiss choreographed and filmed women performers, guiding their...
The “Metamorphosis | Nirbhaya” series, is a sound, film and a photographic project. For this cycle of films and sound compositions Monika Weiss choreographed and filmed women performers, guiding their slow movements of lamentation to evoke the story of Daphne, the mythological nymph who escaped violence by becoming a tree. This cycle of filmed sequences accompanied by a series of limited-edition color photography by the artist. To sonically evoke a state of transformation and transfiguration the artist composed the sound as based on the acoustic recordings of her own piano improvisations, merging, and transforming electronically her audio recordings into a new sonic spectrum. The sound part of this work is slated to open later this year as an outdoor ambisonic installation at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Oronsko, Poland where it will be a permanent part of the park and the museum’s collection.