Genese/genesen – an art installation by malatsion (2016-2017)

Описание: Genese/genesen, 2016-2017, an art installation by malatsion.
In this video, two of the six aquariums are presented. The artwork is an installation with soft sculptures (silicone, stones, pigments) floating in water, aquariums and their lamps and water pumps, sheets and towels, photographs, tables – variable dimensions.
Genese/genesen presents marine organisms or organs as fragile objects of experimentation, in a setting suggesting a sterile place for scientific research or for therapy. This artistic work, on life in its initial phase and / or in a process of regeneration, questions the possibility of the close link between empathy and the formulation of ethics regarding our intervention on the living and in the natural processes. Each organism or organ discreetly bears the traces of the undergone treatment, which is specifically documented by the photographic cards. These uncomfortable details contrast with the situation of rest and expansion in the water. The "aquarium effect", that is the relaxing effect of the spectacle of underwater life, is an integral part of the installation, making the link between sensuality, emotions and empathy.
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