Beyond the Impetus of Gravity
2014
Mixed media on board
366 x 91 x 91 cm
2014
Mixed media on board
366 x 91 x 91 cm
"My 3-D paper-installations grow on walls, evolve around columns, or float in mid- air. Sculptural, layered, and largely drawing-based, these immersive environments oscillate between urban architecture and biomorphic fragments, landscape and topography, diagram and gesture. Beyond the Impetus of Gravity was created in 2014 as a site specific installation for Life on Mars Gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In order to create a dialogue with the transformative nature of the space, its history and place, I chose to utilize the existing column as a starting point by constructing around it a monumental structure made of paper. Densely layered and detailed, the installation coalesces photo fragments from the neighborhood, recycled paper from former installations, and fragments from my drawings and paintings. In this installation I aimed to form a parallel environment which evokes questions on ephemerality, transformation and sense of place."
Etty Yaniv
Etty Yaniv
