Maren Dubnick — Thickening ‘…the repeatability of movements becomes a refuge…’
summary of ‘Accidental pleasures’ The catalogue summarising the cycle of exhibitions ‘Accidental Pleasures’, which was held at the Small Hall of the BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in...
Small objects of Maren Dubnick, a Belgian artist, appear in result of laborious winding threads on needles and safety pins. The artist calls her works thickenings, referring to the notion of time and visual presentation of infinity. The very process of monotonous winding is an almost ritual way of concentration for her. The repeatability of movements becomes a refuge, soothing and restoring balance. Her masterly objects of miniature dimensions are recordings of her private performances. Reaching for spinning and weaving techniques is a kind of tribute to the means of expression, which are usually attributed to women and pushed into the background, and elevated only in the 70s by the pattern and decoration movement.
