Culture.pl presents a video report on painter Dominik Lejman's project "Double Layer", one of three major works created especially for the Fossils and Gardens project in Brussels
"Double Layer" is an ephemeral work, not only because the image disappears as soon as power supply is cut off, but also by virtue of its site-specific character. The work has been conceived for a specific space, where it appears temporarily to impact the everyday appearance and workings of this particular place, filling it with projections of individuals all over Europe, who are ultimately affected by the goings-on in this significant public building.
The project is part of the Fossils and Gardens project, in turn part of the international cultural programme of the Polish Presidency 2011. Three well-known Polish artists create unique installations in the heart of the European Union. In his work, Lejman introduces ordinary people into this space: they walk, rush, carry on with their everyday problems in a generally sober, bureaucratic space. These projections represent the human element of political action.
Dominik Lejman - "Double Layer" [English subtitles] from Culture.pl on Vimeo.
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