ANNA REIVILA – BOND
2018-03-05The exhibition will feature photographic works from Reivilä’s series Bond: a study of the landscape through the act of binding and associating natural elements.
According to Japanese religious ceremonies, ropes and ties symbolize the connections among people and the divine: a means to identify sacred space and time. Inspired by Nobuyoshi Araki’s images and their mixture of raw violence, beauty and the nature of bondage, Reivila’s photographs study the relationship between man and nature.
Anna Reivila writes, “The Japanese word for bondage, kinbaku-bi, literally means “the beauty of tight binding”. It is a delicate balance between being held together and being on the verge of breaking. I search spaces where elements combine to create interesting natural tensions and continue this dialogue through my interpretations by extending, wrapping and pulling upon these indigenous forms. I create a new sense of volume from these existing components. Using ropes as lines is my form of drawing. The lines create interactions, making connections between the elements. These three-dimensional drawings are physically unstable: they exist only for the moment. By recording the process, the photograph becomes part of the piece.
Opposite – Bond 35, 2017
Exhibition runs through to April 7th, 2018
Purdy Hicks Gallery
25 Thurloe Street
London
SW7 2LQ
