Kasia Alexiou, Hope
Tulle fabric, digital print, mirror, film projector (3.5m x 70cm)

The art installation, Hope is inspired by the emotional experience of symbolism with George Watts’ painting Hope and The Sower of Systems. These paintings relate to Alexiou’s practice Diary of Water, which features documented videos of floating water. Her tulle column, with water reflecting on the mirror, captures the dual nature of hope – its fragility and strength. The materiality of time is delicately woven into the fabric of Hope through use of tulle, highlighting its ephemeral and fleeting nature. The spectacular reflection on the floor surface creates an illusion of infinite space, invoking a sense of timelessness, inviting the viewers to reflect on the enduring quality of hope amid existence. One of Alexiou’s films projects moving image onto the soft undulating tulle fabric, bringing a beguiling sensory presence of water into the gallery.

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