2024
Exhibited at MaMA as part of a.k.a MaMA
Bending the limitations of the art institution, a poster-like rug hangs in the space, consisting of a map of images that cascades onto the floor. The images include found documentation from Martina’s personal archive but also a few shots that have been taken by herself. On the floor, next to the poster, lie trinket-like ceramics. These ceramic pieces are a recreation of the objects that can be spotted in the images, but only the essence of the form can be seen in the ceramic recreations.
This archival practice of collecting images and objects harnesses a responsibility to construct history, or our perception of it. Through curated fragments, ceramic replicas from past memories are capable of telling a narrative that could also be taken home with the viewer. This installation looks towards alternative methods of story-telling and creates an extension of the experience that is witnessed by the observer.