casilda sanchez  
   

the touch of proximity

interior with red sofa

los labios de su boca...

ojos que no ven

as inside as the eye
can see(video)


as inside as the eye
can see(photo)

peephole relations, object 1

peephole relations, object 2

the viewer

insides (madrid)

insides (chicago)

insides (video)

sight

wishes

intimate diary

the surface existence

 



sight
digital video
1.50 min
2008

The eye is observed by the video camera while it is itself observing. It can be seen how it scrutinizes the world from its corporal dwelling, creating a visual communication with the “other”.

By closely observing the eye I see how the eyelashes act like a curtain or blind, allowing the light in or providing shade when necessary. As the lens zooms in I see them wiping off the fine particles thus becoming a perfect guardian of the defenseless eye.

I am fascinated by the complex versatility of eyelashes: the tiniest hairs in the body and yet the most delicate and beautiful. They are synonymous with femininity and protectors of the sight, the most developed sense in the Contemporary Era.

Shown at:

International Roaming Biennial of Tehran
in Belgrade, Serbia. April 3rd - 10th, 2009
MUA, Museo de la Universidad de Alicante
(Museum of the University of Alicante) Alicante, Spain March 17th - May 2nd 2009
International Roaming Biennial of Tehran in Berlin, Germany. November 20th - December 7th 2008
MAVI, Museo de Artes Visuales
(Museum of Visual Arts) “Instancias del arte en video”, Santiago, Chile November 7th – 14th 2008
The Underscene, Chicago, USA. October 17th-18th, 2008
International Roaming Biennial of Tehran in Istanbul, Turkey. May 30th - July 6th, 2008
Product Festival, Varna, Bulgaria. June 5th – June 15th, 2008
Looptopia’s UPS Video Trackjector, Chicago, USA. May 2nd, 2008