BATH OF THOUGHTS
By immersing ourselves in a cleansing bath, we gradually lose our sense of time and space. Our thoughts merge into one and we experience a moment of relaxation, followed by a clear mind that has washed away all the heaviness of everyday life. In the reflection of the water we see ourselves and the space that surrounds us. Curved, reduced. An optical illusion that plays with our senses, which Céline Struger enhances with inky black pigment in her installation "Horror Vacui". Her spatial play is not accidental. It has precise rules and an order based on the work of Victor Vasaerely, the magician of optical illusions who enchanted the world in the 1960s. In the INDUSTRA art gallery space, the artist not only draws the viewer into his inner being, but also mirrors the true image of the gallery itself. A former factory hall in the core of the Nová Zbrojovka, which become the home of culture. 
The metal shelving structure, the backbone of the gallery, is shaken by the footsteps of visitors, whichc are reflected in the movements of the water surface. The emerging structures and images are one endless cycle, which is enhanced by illusory photograms reflected on the surface, shadow images that where created without the use of a camera. 
The artist's site-specific thinking, is based on a deep interest in space under investigation and its laws, where she both draws on both historical and scientific knowledge. This passion is embodied in the exhibtion by the work "Transverse Orientation". An infinite metallic horizon that levitates above the level of space. "..."
I'll take just a few words from Carl Andre's Essay on Sculpture 1964. Arc, Aisle, Bridge, Chair, Height. Maybe that's why we need to immerse ourselves from time to time. But Céline Struger goes even further, relating from a scientific perspective to the spatial orientation of nightmares. Have you ever wondered why they always point to a source of light? 

BATH OF THOUGHTS
Céline Struger 
at
INDUSTRÁ ART GALLERY
Lazaretní 925/9, 615 00 Brno-Židenice
Czech Republic

Opening 10.04. 6PM
11.4.2024 – 8.5.2025
curated by Ana König Vlk


Opening hours: 
MON–FRI 13–19
SAT–SUN 10–18