Maro Avrabou & Dimitri Xenakis: Guardian Angels

light installation

The Guardian Angels installation touches indirectly upon the question of the artificially created landscape or nature. This work could also be understood as a reaction to the tendencies of creating simulated, entirely artificial conditions for the cultivation of plants. The artists aim to point out that growth in nature is only possible with the presence of the elements of water, soil and sun. The installation is made of rejected industrial products; the artists breathed new life into them by means of an artificial light, so the objects only come to life at dusk. The artists claim that their work is homage to all those engaged in the field- and garden production of food, and at the same time their work can also be seen as a gesture of warning about the increasing problems in natural eco-systems.

 

Maro Avrabou is a lighting designer for theatre, dance and opera productions, while Dimitri Xenakis works as a sculptor, photographer and curator. As a tandem living and working in France they have created numerous projects that use light for the exploration of different aspects of thinking about life. Their field of interest exceeds the generally accepted perception of art installations, and it aims at discovering and exploring new aspects of urban and natural landscape. The results of their collaborations include, among others, a water garden created at the international festival in Chaumont (2006), and an installation comprising an entire island at the Arbres en Lumières festival in Geneva, (avrabou-xenakis.com/).

 

Co-financed by Institut Français Ljubljana.

Co-produced by Festival Ljubljana

 

/8. Sept.-10. Oct./