Medium: Earth
Session
Art and Digital Media
Description
Visual appearance — The soil is laid on the gallery floor in a deliberately well-cured and well- pressed way, so that it is visually almost perfect from corner to corner. (Nicely pressed into the floor with an almost perfect visual effect) Concept: Root rot is a disease that attacks the roots of trees that grow in damp or wet soil. This disease shortens the life of almost any kind of tree or plant. By moving the soil from the natural outdoor environment to which it belongs, in an internal and artificial one, it limits the oxygen it needs. In this case the decay occurs slowly but surely. It starts with a strong and unpleasant smell and the indoors environment begins to suffocate the inhabitants. This exhibition invites the visitor to reflect the contradictions between sensation and general insensitivity in today’s society. In the midst of poverty, daily politics, corruption, war crimes and the global pandemic, the roots of the society begin to resemble a similar sort of decay. The heavy smell of the decay is increasingly affecting the surroundings, each and every day there is a slow but certain slow loss of patience, safety and mental health.
Session Chair
Arben Arifi
Session Co-Chair
Gazmend Ejupi
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-96-7
Location
Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
31-10-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
31-10-2020 10:30 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2020.51
Recommended Citation
Berisha, Burim, "Medium: Earth" (2020). UBT International Conference. 89.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2020/all_events/89
Medium: Earth
Lipjan, Kosovo
Visual appearance — The soil is laid on the gallery floor in a deliberately well-cured and well- pressed way, so that it is visually almost perfect from corner to corner. (Nicely pressed into the floor with an almost perfect visual effect) Concept: Root rot is a disease that attacks the roots of trees that grow in damp or wet soil. This disease shortens the life of almost any kind of tree or plant. By moving the soil from the natural outdoor environment to which it belongs, in an internal and artificial one, it limits the oxygen it needs. In this case the decay occurs slowly but surely. It starts with a strong and unpleasant smell and the indoors environment begins to suffocate the inhabitants. This exhibition invites the visitor to reflect the contradictions between sensation and general insensitivity in today’s society. In the midst of poverty, daily politics, corruption, war crimes and the global pandemic, the roots of the society begin to resemble a similar sort of decay. The heavy smell of the decay is increasingly affecting the surroundings, each and every day there is a slow but certain slow loss of patience, safety and mental health.