Courtesy: Leoni Pirenne
Scope BLN
presents
Weaving Waves
Solo exhibition by Leoni Pirenne
Leoni Pirenne exhibits WEAVING WAVES, an immersive installation about a deep experience of consciousness and Terschelling, one of the islands on the Dutch north coast.
From her background as a scenographer, Leoni explored the possibilities of the Scope BLN’s exhibition space and thus this site-specific installation was created. The viewer experiences the work both from outside on the sidewalk and inside, in the middle of the artwork. In doing so, Leoni explores the roles of the viewer and the performer that fluidly merge in this installation.
The installation is a representation of a spiritual research Leoni has been relating to for the past two years. It is a personal take on a big question: how do I experience ‘consciousness’? For this, she uses the metaphor of a sunrise by a sea. Consciousness as an ocean through which emotions, thoughts and other physical experiences flow like waves of energy. The vertical dark depths, the horizontal light surface and everything in between. Your breath as a sun that gives light and life to every experience.
The installation also refers a to physical place that means a lot to Leoni. The dune landscape of Terschelling, one of the islands on the north coast of the Netherlands. A specific memory of a sunrise with friends on this island, a moment in which Leoni experienced a total overwhelm of nature, acted as another inspiration for the installation.
Sound designer Joseph James Francis developed the soundscape for the installation. For this he used recordings of ambient sounds from the dunes of Terschelling and recordings of Leoni's voice.
Courtesy: Leoni Pirenne
ARTIST TALK ON WEAVING WAVES
Leoni Pirenne in conversation with Joseph James Francis
Moderated by Ida Sophia
Saturday, October 26 at 7:00 PM
We are pleased to invite you this Saturday to the artist talk of Leoni Pirenne and Joseph James Francis.
Leoni will talk about the creation of her immersive installation WEAVING WAVES,
during her residency at Scope BLN.
Joseph will share more about his collaboration with Leoni, creating the soundscape for WEAVING WAVES.
The conversation will be moderated by the artist in residency Ida Sophia.