BARBORA ILIČ

Dirt is a social construct

video & installation, 2024
45 000L gallery

 

What becomes a recognized pattern and what remains as surrounding noise? The video "Dirt is a social construct" deals with so-called street dirt and visual pollution in the stage of its physical decay. It explores the spontaneously emerging aesthetics of decomposing materials and their second life, set against a personal narrative about the concept of visual purity.

The phrase "apple of my eye" refers to something or someone that one cherishes above all others. Originally, the phrase was simply an idiom referring to the pupil of the eye. However, eyes actually do have their preferences. The Figure-ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping that is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision. In Gestalt psychology, it is understood as the perceptual decision in which the brain decides which item is the figure and which is a part of the ground in a visual scene.

But sometimes it is the background where the new system emerges, Sometimes, there is a messy beach under the solid pavement. And yet, the apple of your eye is the cherry on the pie. ∙

Cake by Jarmila Červená