In Gust, Vibeke Mascini presents an exhibition centred on breath, air and time. Through installations, sculptures and sound works, she explores how invisible forces can take on a tangible form.
Aircraft windows, with the dust of dried butterflies between them, seem caught between movement and stillness. Here, the butterfly symbolises both transience and renewal. In the same space, harmonicas can be heard, played by people who have recently undergone a lung transplant. After their lungs have breathed their last, they are learning to breathe anew.
At the heart of the exhibition is a new timepiece that challenges our familiar perception of time. Mascini developed this work in collaboration with clockmaker Rudi De Geest, with financial and technical support from Werktank, a partner of this exhibition.
The title Gust refers simultaneously to breath, wind, fatigue and relief. Throughout the exhibition, Mascini explores the fragile relationship between the body, technology and the environment.
At the same time, Buitenplaats Kasteel Wijlre is also presenting new work by Mascini. Whilst Gust focuses on air and time, the exhibition at Wijlre centres on electricity and energy circulation. Both exhibitions share a fascination with invisible systems and constant transformation.
Decayed moths and butterflies, static electricity enclosed between aircraft windows and Optium acrylic, reinforced aluminum aircraft panel, custom-made metal hanging system, 91 × 95 × 10 cm. Photo: Silvia Cappellari
