The Paradox of Time 2023
Installation at the exhibition "Rum till Ro" at Riises Landsted
The installation explores the narrative of time, its cyclical movements, and contradictory nature. Through materiality and repetition, the forces that shape our existence – aging, memory, and relentless change – are made visible.
"The only thing that can stop me is time" depicts a paradoxical negotiation with time. Is aging the only limitation, or does time exist as a transformative force rather than a linear progression? Textile objects are charged with symbolism; loose hair, color, and material choices act as metaphors for impermanence and endurance, where the gray color captures the feeling of being unchanged yet always in motion toward an end.
"I Walk in Circles" addresses the repetitive nature of time through the logic of the existential loop. The movement seems to constantly bring us back to the same point, unable to break the pattern. The work invites a performative presence, where the circle becomes both a limitation and a testament to time's inevitable return.
"The Coin" explores life's communicative flow through contradictions and polarities. The tension between the soft and the hard, the fleeting and the enduring, the individual and the collective gives rise to a dynamic interaction where contrasts not only coexist but are renegotiated. The materials become carriers of a subtle dialogue, where boundaries dissolve and new relationships emerge.
"Somnia" transports us to the ambivalent landscape of night and sleep. One side of the work refers to wool, the sheep, and its connection to rest, while the other mirrors a starry sky – a symbol of infinity, dreams, and guidance. The work captures the dreamlike movement between rest and insomnia, between the earthly and the cosmic.
Through the installation, the paradoxes of time unfold – its circular, contradictory, and fleeting nature. Together, the works form a choreography of presence and absence, where time is both a boundary and an opportunity for transformation.
The installation explores the narrative of time, its cyclical movements, and contradictory nature. Through materiality and repetition, the forces that shape our existence – aging, memory, and relentless change – are made visible.
"The only thing that can stop me is time" depicts a paradoxical negotiation with time. Is aging the only limitation, or does time exist as a transformative force rather than a linear progression? Textile objects are charged with symbolism; loose hair, color, and material choices act as metaphors for impermanence and endurance, where the gray color captures the feeling of being unchanged yet always in motion toward an end.
"I Walk in Circles" addresses the repetitive nature of time through the logic of the existential loop. The movement seems to constantly bring us back to the same point, unable to break the pattern. The work invites a performative presence, where the circle becomes both a limitation and a testament to time's inevitable return.
"The Coin" explores life's communicative flow through contradictions and polarities. The tension between the soft and the hard, the fleeting and the enduring, the individual and the collective gives rise to a dynamic interaction where contrasts not only coexist but are renegotiated. The materials become carriers of a subtle dialogue, where boundaries dissolve and new relationships emerge.
"Somnia" transports us to the ambivalent landscape of night and sleep. One side of the work refers to wool, the sheep, and its connection to rest, while the other mirrors a starry sky – a symbol of infinity, dreams, and guidance. The work captures the dreamlike movement between rest and insomnia, between the earthly and the cosmic.
Through the installation, the paradoxes of time unfold – its circular, contradictory, and fleeting nature. Together, the works form a choreography of presence and absence, where time is both a boundary and an opportunity for transformation.
photo: Ragnhild Hjalmarsdóttir Højgaard