case study 01 | yellowbluepink
"My body was instantly thrown into a surreal void of blankness, yet condensed in pink mist. My vision was partially blinded, and voices of others could be heard, in echoes. Silhouettes drifted into view and varnished away, occasionally. Numb from movement, every footstep was heavy, slow and cautious. Both arms reaching out for direction, searching my way through the room aimlessly."
by Wen Yee Kok, 2016
Using light and colour, Janssens invades the empty white-walled gallery with a dense mist, brightly lit in various colours – yellow, blue and pink, throughout the space. Colours are caught in a state of suspension, obscuring any detail of surface or depth. Instead, attention is focussed on the process of perception itself. This installation is both disorienting and uplifting as the daily wonder of conscious experience is given renewed emphasis (Janssens, A.V. 2015).
The movement are random, indefinite and curvilinear. We are always so confined with physical things around us, and we get lost when we are thrown into an empty space like this. The room size is approximately 3360m by 5400m only, but it felt so much larger. The changing hues from pink to blue elongate the journey, making us to notice the differences in ambience and allowing our body to dwell within. In the state of ambiguity, our body perception does not function in autopilot mode. To counter this, the body works harder to perceive senses from surrounding. We become more mindful and conscious of our surrounding.
Visitors' Movement within the Exhibition Space
"My body was entirely conscious of the fog brushing against my skin, the scentless but dense air, the changing of hues from pink to yellow and then blue, as well as the murmuring echoes in silence. I could feel the richness in this vague emptiness, where all my senses were magnified."
by Wen Yee Kok, 2016
