Maria Thrän
Overhead Light/Sound Installation · 2011–2014














Point of View explores the shifting of the limits of consciousness and the relationship between body and space in relation to others. Fine needled drawings in black cardboard lie on the projection surface of the overhead. Through interaction due to one’s individual movement in the space, the audience becomes part of the whole and creates an individual point of view, as the light strikes their bodies within their own movement through space. It questions how we enter and move through a space and with whom we are in relation.
"Point of view II" – an analogous movement projected; produced by a water-filled basin, which is placed on the projector. Two fans stimulate the water to trigger twisting currents and swirls. And so the projections and light points begin to swim, wattle and wander. Perception, the starting point – which is transmitted into the exhibition space
eye.
Technical information
Materials: Overhead projectors, needled paper drawings, textile Dimensions: Variable; site-specific installation
Exhibition and production
Artwork: Maria Thrän
2011–2014: Exhibited at various venues and events, including Außenwelt Artfestival, Fluchtpunkt, and HfG Offenbach.
Acknowledgement: With thanks to everyone who supported this project over the years, including Ben, Nora, Juliane, Svantje, Robin, Jonas, and many others.
Photo credits: Juliane Kutter

Point of view (images by Juliane Kutter)
Thrän's artistic focus lies at the intersection of visual arts, music, and experimental research. Their works reflect on ecological and social dimensions and always incorporate the diverse relationships between space and body.

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