La Repasseuse arose from the fundamental feeling of unease and existential anxiety brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine: how to live with a war nearby?
The Ironing Maid (La Repasseuse)
Grosses Lacunes - VideosThe one-hour video combines pixelated and oversaturated footage from Russian and Ukrainian TV stations, live stock market reports, and a woman ironing.
The sound consists of city noises from Charleroi, a one-hour minimalist composition for piano and violin, and a Ukrainian native Russian speaker reading fragments from a Russian translation of Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’
Technical aspects
- Video
- Variable dimensions
- Sound
With
- Isabelle Gillieaux (de strijkster)
- Sergeii Kovalov (stem)
Sound
- La Repasseuse for violin and piano (Guido Janssens)
- Soundscape based on sounds of Charleroi (Guido Janssens)
Text
- Niccolò Machiavelli – Il Principe
