Shedding Skin

Abstract

The diptych Shedding Skin (2023) gradually permeates our physical space. The elongated, vertical screens compose a layered image of a tumultuous sea, with the waves unfurling like pulsating currents. Positioned opposite each other, the screens invite you to observe differing moments from differing perspectives. It is impossible to monitor both scenes simultaneously. The massive waves, spawned by severe weather, tower above us, the horizon unusually high. The swaying, drenched visuals represent, in a way, the culmination of water that dripped from the mountain snow. The interplay between the intensely moving water and the stationary mountains is laid bare.

Debeer lets us wander through ambiguous spaces that lie between the present and what is yet to come, between transitions teetering on the edge. Just as the gap between speaking and hearing is bridged by the speaking body, her work mirrors the underlying, insurmountable emotional distance to someone else.