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“… Form does not exist, since form is immobile, and the reality is movement. What is real is the continual change of form. Form is only a snapshot view of a transition” - Henri BergsonLife is forever in a state of continuous change, with all things shifting and becoming something other than what they were a moment before. This idea of transformation has long captured the fascination of Dutch artist Simone Boon. Her photographic images challenge the limits of traditional 2D art mediums, capturing the constant movement and dynamism of the perceived world within a single image. This new solo exhibition Dans Van Kleur continues the artist's deep investigation into identity and the female form, contemplating both the malleability of ‘self’ and the endless change in our physical surroundings.
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There is a fantastical quality of illusion to Boon’s photographs; upon first inspection, we see only streams of colour and tone, however, as our eyes swim deeper into the image, a figure begins to emerge. This spinning and unidentifiable wraith is both haunting and beautiful. The strips of colour we see are in fact layers of delicate materials that Boon meticulously drapes onto her subjects.Boon’s investigation into the dynamism of life was first synthesised after observing her daughter grow from child to young woman. “The look in her eyes, her appearance with so much more confidence, all had been transformed from a startling girl to a beautiful young woman,” explains the artist. This encouraged Boon to investigate Western philosophies centred on female identity, provoking a deep curiosity towards the nuances of identity. Like a form moving through space, our identities are also forever evolving. During her investigations, Boon was struck by the ideas of Søren Kierkegaard, who likened women to the temporal world of becoming and not the fixed and unchanging world of being.
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Boon believes that the constant change in social, geographical and historical landscapes also contribute to how an individual’s identity is formed and subsequently perceived. Boon comments on how these experiences “become woven together, layered upon each other, in bits and parts, sometimes broken off, but still form a fascinating pattern.”These layers are reflected in the materials that are draped on the subjects bodies, concealing their faces and revealing only fragments of the human form underneath.Boon rebells from the idea that a photograph offers only a single snapchat of life, instead capturing a dynamic symphony of different movements and moments. Within her images, we can feel the rhythm of movement and the pulse change. Here, identity is depicted as a fluid force in a state of constant flux, influenced by the vicissitudes of life.
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Simone Boon: Dans Van Kleur
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