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Veronica
Lussier
The notion of artefact, of potentially useful object is embodied
in Fermata. A fabricated seed is caught within a glass bubble,
cradled by a metal bubble-blowing device. Materials used exaggerate
known associations and reinforce meaning. The title is a musical
term meaning ‘Hold longer than indicated’. Things
are preserved in order to communicate truisms about historical
moments, relating to false notions of longevity and longing for
a connection to the current or past environment. Lussier’s
inquiries can be read as hopeful or futile. Fermata is an imaginary
solution to an irrelevant problem, claiming its own importance.
It is now a decorative object, in teasing mimicry of a defunct
function.
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Veronica
is a recent graduate of the MFA programme at Edinburgh College
of Art. She has exhibited in Canada, Japan and Scotland. Her
work deals with a human connection to landscape history. It borrows
from fairy tales and pataphysics, and reconstructs everyday objects
using photography, video and sculpture. In August she is participating
in ‘Cargo’, a show travelling by sea to various sites
along the west coast of Scotland.
http://www.veronicalussier.net |
