This project is based on the concept on non liner time, showing inserts of stories that could have happened, are about to happen or are happening right now  both in the past and the future.
This is the first untitled  image from the ongoing series.

Stories to be told

An ongoing project of self portraits that explores the relm of memories and perception.

False Memories

Scientific magic’s ever-present aura surrounds each and every one of us. It is the process of change that occurs in our earthly nature and beyond in the endless depth of the universe. These continuous developments represent the driving force for the artist’s desire to create.  By playfully blending them with mythology, she summons glimpses into other realms of possibilities. Those arcane glances she refers to as her own ‘Portals’.

Any particular constructed portal may be found within remote parts of your mind or is reached only through an eldritch apparatus. In either case the otherworldly scenery is frozen in time but grants a soft focus to what may be just within reach. 

While the artist’s first glimpses into other realities began in late 2018, they only became intensified through the worldwide lockdown a year and a half later.  The artist constructed sets, elaborate in nature. She sculpted masks, incorporated prosthetics as well as special effect pieces and hand painted each individual item separately. Hereby the project aims to fuse photography, performance and other visual arts into one, ultimately resulting in an ongoing assembly of imaginary worlds. Yet the unknown remains strangely familiar.





Portals

 Essentially based on the question ‘How does religion persuade perspective?’ and working with the enfolding feelings of guilt, this series of self-portraits explores the seven deadly sins and their transition throughout art history. The photographs examine three art movements and therefore constitute three parts. Each part brings its own style, theme and perspective, shaking off the gender power asymmetry of the era, bringing forth works that are not rooted in the male gaze, but instead in exploration of the seven traits. From saints to gods to humans.  

Part I: The Weight Of A Halo The series begins by exploring the ecclesial interpretation of sin as something abhorrent, creating an atmosphere of control through fear, redemption and promised salvation. Consequently The Weight Of A Halo utilizes the predominant representation of biblical stories in artwork of leading Italian baroque artists and reinterprets this constant reminder of pious approaches to life in a critical manner.

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Ana Bathe