Helene Bizouerne
Soteria
“Soteria: Dead but Alive”
Using unconventional materials at the crossroads between paintings and sculpture shatters the language traditionally used in art making.
In Soteria, discarded materials were used. Remnants of flood damage were paired with conventional material such as canvas and bronze. This choice of material emphasises art's transcendental creative nature and that system's destructive relationship with the natural world.
The act of salvage enables structural integrity. The connection between the physical materiality of the pieces inspires the viewer's experience.
The paintings and sculptures convey the powerlessness of our human condition against the unleashed natural elements and our own destructive nature.
