Kaleidoscopic by Maria Baoli
- Words
- Esther Jablotschkin
Maria B’s newest project ‘Kaleidoscopic’ is a visually captivating series that alters everyday space with unexpected layers of reality. She uses a basic, mirrored triangle to introduce fragments of a person into common areas like a tiled bathroom or a wall covered with ivy.
+ Read MoreBy simply intervening with the otherwise boring spaces, she generates intriguing effects that viewers will inspect and analyze until they identify some sort of connection between the two separate ideas. The contemplative work invites us to reconsider how we see our surrounding world and to think about how the simplest of things can hold many hidden complexities. ‘There’s a certain beauty in the gestures that are almost invisible in our daily lives. With the opposition of movement and the calmness of the subject, there’s a feeling of both reality and fiction,’ she explains.
All images © Maria B
