The artist
book COCOON visually researches embodied
spaces which are inherent in the
movement of traveling. The project
started in 2019 when I traveled from
Europe to Asia by train, passing several
countries and landscapes. Among them
were Lithuania, Latvia, Russia,
Mongolia, China, Taiwan and Japan.
The original drawings and collages
evolved during this time and are dealing
with the question, which aspects of
experienced space are important to
create an atmosphere of traveling.
I understand the practice of drawing as
an opportunity for action to relate to a
certain place, getting familiar with a
location. It is my way of getting closer
to the nature of how personal
experienced space might become visible.
Referring to Ulises Carrión’s Essay
„What A Book Is“ – „A book is a sequence
of spaces. Each of these spaces is
perceived at a different moment - a book
is also a sequence of moments.“ – I
understand traveling as a sequence of
encountered atmospheres. All together,
these atmospheres build a space on their
own, consisting of different modes of
consciousness: the perception of the
close surroundings of one’s own body,
the space how it occurs in your
thoughts, and how the places manifest in
your memory.
The decision to transfer the drawings
into a book, was a way to give them the
possibility to find another space, where
they can develop further, making new
connections out of context, away from
their original location. Being with a
book, diving into the rhythm and visual
appearance of it, has a transformative
character – like a cocoon, filled with
new thoughts and associations, a
potential space, shifting.
The book functions as a collage: the
reader should be able to jump through
the book, without any given direction.
Transparent papers, overlapping images,
texts, translations of the original
material through scans and photocopies
are creating a dense space of
experience.
