Ann Veronica Janssens Untitled, 2019
A block of optical glass that captures the space and colors of its surroundings, the work retains the shape of the raw casting from its cooling process. Clearer and more transparent than commonly produced glass, the material appears to collect light. The small block of glass, installed on the floor of an exhibition space. suggests an intensely luminous accumulation of light.
Ann Veronica 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.