Communication comes in many paradoxical forms. According to popular saying, only 10 percent of what we say is verbal. 90 percent takes the form of body language, facial expressions, and sound - like gesticulation, mime, tone of voice, absence of sound. Danish artist Eva Roel is inspired by this aspect of communication and the variations it takes. Alongside her fascination with the theatrical world of mime and gestures. Set in the so-called artificial space. In her own words:
I first met Eva Roel at her vernissage at Gallery Jytte Arntzen in Copenhagen 5th September this year. I was inspired by a couple of paintings from two different series between 2006 and 2008. In particular one 120 by 120 centimetre painting of a pair of gesticulating hands in boxes, as seen in the video segment. A jack-in-the-box mime. An odd form of communication. Given the dark background and the shadow figures - with neither light nor shadow. Obscurity in more than one sense. So I met her again for an interview about it, as seen in the above clip - and below in a Danish version:
Why the very dark background?
'I was interested in the world of photography, with the light and the obscure. I also used an overhead projector to make shadow figures. I made mimes and faces, like theatrical mime. I am preoccupied with contrast and the lack of contrast. And I like the notion of creating artificial rooms,' Eva Roel explains.
At 22 years it was Eva Roel's first solo exhibition this September. She was accepted at the three major art academies in Copenhagen, Malmö, and Hamburg this summer. But chose Malmö Konsthögskola of the three, because she liked the ambiance of the school. She explains that her primary inspiration is the film director David Lynch. Perhaps not too surprising. Another artist preoccupied with depicting the obscurity and absurdity of ordinary things. And in the paradox of creating artificial rooms.
For further information see:
http://www.evaroel.dk/
http://www.jyttearntzen.com/udstilling.php?showID