INFO
The mouth is the place of breathing and exchange. It marks the tipping point between inhaling and exhaling: when we exhale, we release our innermost being into the surrounding air, and with every inhalation we take a piece of it back inside us.
A frequently heard phrase is: “We live in our bubble”. This statement sometimes serves as a justification, sometimes as a critical comment. Living in our own bubble stands for social and political isolation, in which we constantly breathe our own stale air, without fresh input from outside and without confrontation. This leads to a restricted way of thinking and a limited understanding of the world.
I have developed this concept further through visual means. Brass tubes with snorkel-like mouthpieces symbolize the extension of the body that keeps the bubble at a distance. The tubes of different lengths illustrate that the longer the distance to the outside world, the more difficult it is to breathe the air in the bubble.
Brass wires around the bubbles symbolize boundaries that the bubble cleverly ignores. It squeezes into all the spaces in between, creating aesthetic forms that illustrate the flexibility and penetration of these boundaries.
In addition to these objects, a video work has also been created that shows the objects in use and conveys a certain mood. The video work complements the sculptural aspects by showing the interaction and dynamics of the bubbles and pipes in motion.
This concept is intended to raise awareness of the isolation and limitations of one's own bubble and at the same time demonstrate the necessity and possibility of exchange. It illustrates the challenges and beauty of breaking through one's own boundaries and expanding one's horizons.