NO TITLE, 2022, collage of raw video footage and 3D animation, 1920 x 1080 px, 2m49s continuous loop, audio,
Ana Maria Micu - concept, raw video footage
Alexandra Constantinescu, Radu Constantinescu - concept, 3D animation, and editing
In this collaborative work Ana Maria Micu presents video recordings, on fragments from which, Alexandra Constantinescu and Radu Constantinescu intervene with 3D animation, advancing their own concepts.
A large quantity of raw video material was recorded by Micu, during a seasonal chore, at the beginning of winter, of bringing indoor, to shelter, plants that were growing on the exterior windowsill. The 3D animations interrupt the gardening activities in such a dramatic manner that they build, from the ground up, a complete parallel world, that holds its own, with no plants, no sunlight, no tutelage, and only a single male character inhabiting it.
It is through the performance of intentional actions that what is considered artistic is captured, preserved, and revealed. The combinations of mediums and the collaborative working method are purposely employed to mark the way an image is able to change in its roles, supporting multiple narratives, both realistic and imaginary.
The 3D animation scenes explore waiting not as a conscious and voluntary evasion from events or interactions, but rather as an obvious manifestation that reaches or fails to reach a certain level of expectation. It is important to realize that waiting is an action in itself, even if it implies standing still.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2024 group show The Twist. Failing Empires, Triumphant Provinces, curated by Călin Dan and Celia Ghyka, Ground Floor & Marble Hall of The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, RO
2022 group show Studies for a Burning Silence, curator Ada Muntean, Hangar F artist-run space, Alba Iulia, RO
Ana Maria Micu - concept, raw video footage
Alexandra Constantinescu, Radu Constantinescu - concept, 3D animation, and editing
In this collaborative work Ana Maria Micu presents video recordings, on fragments from which, Alexandra Constantinescu and Radu Constantinescu intervene with 3D animation, advancing their own concepts.
A large quantity of raw video material was recorded by Micu, during a seasonal chore, at the beginning of winter, of bringing indoor, to shelter, plants that were growing on the exterior windowsill. The 3D animations interrupt the gardening activities in such a dramatic manner that they build, from the ground up, a complete parallel world, that holds its own, with no plants, no sunlight, no tutelage, and only a single male character inhabiting it.
It is through the performance of intentional actions that what is considered artistic is captured, preserved, and revealed. The combinations of mediums and the collaborative working method are purposely employed to mark the way an image is able to change in its roles, supporting multiple narratives, both realistic and imaginary.
The 3D animation scenes explore waiting not as a conscious and voluntary evasion from events or interactions, but rather as an obvious manifestation that reaches or fails to reach a certain level of expectation. It is important to realize that waiting is an action in itself, even if it implies standing still.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2024 group show The Twist. Failing Empires, Triumphant Provinces, curated by Călin Dan and Celia Ghyka, Ground Floor & Marble Hall of The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, RO
2022 group show Studies for a Burning Silence, curator Ada Muntean, Hangar F artist-run space, Alba Iulia, RO