Jaosokor features a canoe-shaped iron armature covered with strips of transparent, colorless plastic knotted at regular intervals. Animated by the ambient light of the gallery, the surface of the sculpture subtly evokes the properties of water, an element Solano has alluded to elsewhere in her work. Although it is made from industrial materials, this structure suggests a tribal handicraft, an association strengthened by the accompanying photograph, hung on a nearby wall, of the face of a South Sea Islander. Solano was inspired to produce this work by a sojourn in Irian Jaya, the western, Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea, where she spent time in the small village of Jaosokor. With its juxtaposition of indigenous forms and motifs with synthetic, Western materials, Jaosokor stages a confrontation between two worlds. According to the curator Teresa Blanch, who has written extensively on Solano, the piece
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Hvad handler "Jaosokor" om?
Temaerne i "Jaosokor" af Solano, Susana omfatter metal sculpture, iron art, tribal motifs, industrial design, water effect, irian jaya, modern art, geometric forms. Sammen opsummerer de værkets motivverden.
Hvilken farvemætning har "Jaosokor" af Solano, Susana?
Farvepaletten i "Jaosokor" har en mætning på Muted.
Hvordan kan jeg få et tryk af "Jaosokor" af Solano, Susana?
Et print af "Jaosokor" af Solano, Susana kan bestilles direkte på dens Fine art-print-side: et fine art-print på bomuldscanvas eller arkivbestandigt lærredspapir.