Solweig von Kleist: The Dragon

6.–12. 12., Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art – Mala galerija

In-situ performans

Zmaj / The Dragon

Petek/Friday, 10. 12., ob/at 21.30

Ozvezdje zmaja

Kaj imata skupnega London, središče finančnega sveta,
in Ljubljana?
Zmaje, ki čuvajo mostove in stražijo zaklade.

Vendar se z zmaji borijo grški junak Jazon, sv. Jurij
in nadangel Mihael v Janezovi Apokalipsi.
V tem prvotnem boju proti kaosu dobre sile potolčejo satanskega zmaja.

V moji animaciji v živo z naslovom Chaos/Kaos moški teče
gor in dol po poti, ki izpisuje besedo “kaos”.
Zdaj je napočil čas, da se ustavi in sooči s pošastjo ...

Že sedem let si prizadevam, da bi si privoščila drugi pogled
na animacijo kot umetniško obliko:
sestavljanje podobe, potem razdiranje,
razkrivanje nevidnih gibov in skrivnostnih sporočil,
ki se morda skrivajo pod statičnimi površinami.

Gledalca, ki si bo vzel čas, da poveže pike,
čaka presenečenje in pol:
“Ordo ab Chao” - Red na osnovi kaosa ...

Solweig von Kleist, november 2010


The Dragon Constellation

What do the City of London, the center of the financial world,
and the city of Ljubljana have in common ?
It’s the dragons - guarding bridges and watching treasures.

But dragons are fought by the Greek hero Jason, St. Georges
and the archangel Michael in the Apocalypse of Johannes.
In this initial “Chaoskampf” the good forces defeat the satanic dragon.

In my live animation piece “Chaos” a man is running up
and down on a rolling path that writes the word “chaos”.
Now the time has come for him to stop and face the monster…

For 7 years, I have attempted to take a second look
at animation as an art form:
Constructing a picture, then breaking it up,
unveiling invisible movements and secret messages
that may hide under static surfaces.

The spectator who takes the time to connect the dots
is in for some surprise:
“Ordo ab Chao”- Order out of Chaos…

Solweig von Kleist, November 2010