Prisma / MAAT
“Prisma” (prism, in English) was a monumental installation comprising a labyrinth-like composition of slow-motion video footage recorded in a variety of cities: Beijing, Cincinnati, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Macau, Mexico City, Paris, and Shanghai.
Mirroring the effect of an optical prism, it manipulated space, scale, and light, refracting shared experiences into different wavelengths, arousing different reactions and emotions regarding the complexity of human existence within globalised urban contexts.
Projecting footage captured before the pandemic, “Prisma” explored the paradigm-shifting effects of this global event, which affected us all but paradoxically left us feeling even more isolated – physically, psychologically, and emotionally – while the imperious forces of globalisation remained unchecked and left to rampant propagation.
Reflecting upon the increasing homogenisation of our societies, “Prisma” created conflict between the private nature of introspection and the public dimension of communal existence, while evidencing that both these circumstances have an inescapably common genesis, thus leading to a truly unifying and collective experience.
Prisma
solo exhibition
MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal
30 March – 05 September 2022