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Lea Jazbec
Slovenia
Artist highlights
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Graphite, Objects on Metal
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 98.4x59.1in
About this artwork
JANUS
Installation (2022)
In ancient Roman mythology, Janus (/ˈdʒeɪnəs/ JAY-nəs; Latin: Ianus [ˈi̯aːnʊs]) was the god of doors, gates, transitions, time, and duality, presiding over thresholds, passages, frames, and endings. The god is traditionally depicted as having two faces.
The white bow represents history, the “known,” intertwined with the black bow, which represents the future, the “unknown,” while a taut arrow establishes a new unit for measuring… space. The installation draws on previous works and drawings from the series Time–Eye. The idea of space emerges from the concept of black-and-white circles, first introduced in 2010; the study of two cycles merging into one (2016); the Knot (2020); as well as the shape of the eye and the curve of the spine. Janus, free-hanging in space, out of balance, suggests instability and reflects the present time and the human condition.
metal, glass, pencils, dimensions: 250 × 150 cm
Installation (2022)
In ancient Roman mythology, Janus (/ˈdʒeɪnəs/ JAY-nəs; Latin: Ianus [ˈi̯aːnʊs]) was the god of doors, gates, transitions, time, and duality, presiding over thresholds, passages, frames, and endings. The god is traditionally depicted as having two faces.
The white bow represents history, the “known,” intertwined with the black bow, which represents the future, the “unknown,” while a taut arrow establishes a new unit for measuring… space. The installation draws on previous works and drawings from the series Time–Eye. The idea of space emerges from the concept of black-and-white circles, first introduced in 2010; the study of two cycles merging into one (2016); the Knot (2020); as well as the shape of the eye and the curve of the spine. Janus, free-hanging in space, out of balance, suggests instability and reflects the present time and the human condition.
metal, glass, pencils, dimensions: 250 × 150 cm
Lea Jazbec
Slovenia
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Lea Jazbec (1979, SLO), interdisciplinary artist, self—employed in culture, member of Association of Visual Artists Ljubljana, from 2024 alternate member of the The Slovenian Association of fine Arts Societies honorary tribunal, mentor for young people and children in the spatial research of the medium of light and manual graphic printing, holds an MFA (Hons) degree from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Italy.
Jazbec takes inspiration from the observation of nature, the human condition and perception. Whilst light, experimentation, and exploration of the boundaries of both the known and the visible determine and guide her production choices. In her work and projects, she purposely moves between media to create site-specific light, sound, and video installations. She tests the use of various spatial techniques using different ‘spatial keys’. Looking at one object from different perspectives, exploring what is visible and tangible to understand and display the hidden or new.
Jazbec takes inspiration from the observation of nature, the human condition and perception. Whilst light, experimentation, and exploration of the boundaries of both the known and the visible determine and guide her production choices. In her work and projects, she purposely moves between media to create site-specific light, sound, and video installations. She tests the use of various spatial techniques using different ‘spatial keys’. Looking at one object from different perspectives, exploring what is visible and tangible to understand and display the hidden or new.
