Ann Veronica Janssens gam gam gam, 2017-2021
Aluminum Venetian blinds, gold leaf 23 3/4 carats
380 x 190 x 2 cm
gam gam gam was specifically conceived for Ann Veronica Janssens' exhibition at Galleria d'Arte Moderna – GAM in Milan, on the occasion of Bvlgari | Design Week Milan 2021. The installation consists in a sequence of gold-leaf covered Venetian blind slats. While the evenly-spaced elements recall the utilitarian blinds, the work plays on the combination of the seriality of minimalist aesthetics with the preciousness of the material. In addition, the work combines major themes of Ann Veronica Janssens’ oeuvre: the work of art as window and visual phenomena created by slight alterations to the materiality of objects.
The work belongs to a series of gilded blinds begun in 2007 that comprises of several variations of Venetian and Californian blinds, as well as one Japanese bamboo curtain. The series echoes the artist's early architectural interventions of glass panels covering the Persian blinds of a building (1995–2003).
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS
Work can be installed on a window or on a wall. If installed on a window, blind should fit the window.
Blinds can be fully extended or partially closed
The work belongs to a series of gilded blinds begun in 2007 that comprises of several variations of Venetian and Californian blinds, as well as one Japanese bamboo curtain. The series echoes the artist's early architectural interventions of glass panels covering the Persian blinds of a building (1995–2003).
Janssens' works foreground the body’s perception of the world and itself in it. She often uses light, natural optical phenomena or glass as medium. Produced with great care, her works exude the impression of great simplicity yet create vivid experiences of the act of seeing, evoking a heightened awareness of the changeability and fleetingness of individual perceptions.
The blinds can be installed in front of a window or a wall and can be adjusted according to the site. They are functional and can be raised.
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS
Work can be installed on a window or on a wall. If installed on a window, blind should fit the window.
Blinds can be fully extended or partially closed
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