60 seconds

Nina Koželj

Man has always learned from nature – he studies insects, plants and natural phenomena, drawing from them the logic of action, construction, movement, etc. He applies all this to his inventions and, consequently, to technology, and it soon spreads into general use. But what will we draw from when there is nothing left to draw from? I designed a larger kinetic sculpture, with the help of which I try to understand time and space in connection with the events that happen and our reactions to them. Most people sometimes wish that it was “the way it was before”, or that something goes “back”. Of course, this is not possible in the linear world, the most primary world for us. Because time goes on, and events happen one after the other. The metal sculpture depicts a huge dandelion in full bloom (dimensions approx. 2m x 2m x 2m) attached to the wall. Dead insects – bees – are attached to its flower with delicate thin wires. I created a fake flower for the dead creatures to put them in the position they were in during their lifetime. With this, I hold up a mirror to humanity, which all the time works according to this principle – we try to correct mistakes by putting things back to the way they were, ignoring the course of events and adapting to new situations with difficulty. In doing so, we destroy the natural order.

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