THE PRESENCE 2017
Installation
Tailor's dummy, crinoline, 5000 circles of reflective PVC
Dimension variable
Ce n'est pas une robe
Ce n'est pas une sculpture
Ce n'est pas une armure
ce n'est pas un miroir
Neither dress, sculpture, nor armour, The Presence blurs the boundaries between object and reflection. Constructed from thousands of reflective PVC circles, the work transforms a tailor’s dummy into a shifting field of light and perception.
The surface, at once seductive and defensive, recalls the paradox of visibility and erasure in representations of femininity. The viewer’s own image is fragmented and returned, implicating them in a dialogue about self-construction and gaze. By combining the language of fashion with that of sculpture, Jacomella Bonola situates The Presence within discourses of identity, agency, and the performativity of appearance in contemporary culture.
"Hybride Positionen in der Kunst" Kunsthalle Schaffhausen
Curated by André Bless
MACT/CACT Bellinzona
04.06. - 28.08.2022
Credits: © Patricia Jacomella Bonola