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‘An endless silent scream feeling’: artist Roni Horn on horror, hope and landing in a lake in Iceland
She’s famous for sculptures that seem both solid and liquid. Now she has created a show amidst the ‘downfall of America’ inspired by a phrase from a comedy routine that came to obsess her
TL;DR
- Roni Horn's new exhibition, 'Seizure of Hope,' features 76 drawings with the repeated phrase "I am paralysed with hope."
- The phrase was inspired by a 2020 comedy routine and reflects Horn's feelings about the "downfall of America" and personal struggles.
- The exhibition also includes a glass sculpture, "What Happens to the Hole When the Cheese is Gone?", exploring ambiguity and the nature of states between solid and liquid.
- Horn's art is characterized by mirroring, doubling, repetition, and an exploration of the unpindownable and contradictory.
- The artist shared personal anecdotes, including an incident where she was removed from a flight and a motorcycle accident in Iceland, to illustrate her experiences and artistic themes.