NEW YORK.
Inside, Janssens presents a mound of blue glitter, echoing the sweeping gestures of action painting while adopting the floor as another work surface. Two platinum structures, seemingly floating from the wall, flank the space. They both block visibility and reflect one’s gaze. A set of gilded California blinds hangs on the far wall, both precious and mundane in its material and function. In the third room, Janssens installed an iconic haze sculpture that materializes light into a star-shaped form. This materialit y, however, is evasive. Its palpability is purely visual. Janssens’ intervention provides the minimum conditions necessary for the viewer to experience light as a solid, yet intangible, object.
Ann Veronica Janssens (b. 1956 in Folkestone, UK) lives and works in Brussels.
January 9 – February 20, 2016. Bortolamy. 520 W 20th Street New York, NY 10011 b/w 10th and 11th Avenues.
Photos: Bortolami.
