Ghosts

„How to speak unspeakable? How to describe indescribable? – A ghost is a ghost until someone sees it.“ – Ghosts observes mass killings, abuse and existence of Spanish hunting dogs and is a comprehensive complex for artistic examination of human-animal studies. The installation asks for perspectives of victims and viewers, confronts with questions about being locked up and locked out – appears as bridge between art and documentation. Due to lack of translation of experienced atmospheric phenomena, it is supplemented by experimental paintings, objects and texts, based on archive and research. It openes possibilities to expand space and atmosphere in a museographic character. A key visual is interplay of light and shadow such as views from inside and outside of rooms, buildings and surroundings as juxtaposition. Ghosts was created in close cooperation with rescue centers and independent observation. The camera provides unflinching insights into kennels, mostly looped, to illustrate state of suspension. The view is simultaneously dogs' perspective through bars, a intangible world, yet one they still yearn for. The story, deliberately left unspoken.

Text: Norman Maýn