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Lovers

Lovers, installation, metal cutout, 2016

Lovers
Opening: Tuesday, March the 8th 2016, at 7PM
Galery Krško
8 March till 2 May 2016

I made The Lovers for the Krško Gallery, the  beautiful former Church of the Holy Spirit, a serene, almost sacral showplace. I felt it would be best not to affect its character at all and avoided using nails or screws, so that the Lovers ended up touching the floor only with the tips of their toes and appeared as if they were levitating.
Usually I make a model of each space so that I can figure out what to do. But the model I made could not do justice to the feelings I was imbued with in the gallery. It seemed as though the space itself was dictating what is to be done. Everything seemed clear and simple, as if the works would have placed themselves in the right spot. It was an indescribable, unforgettable feeling.