Tai Shani, The Passion, Carpet, velvet cushions, polystyrene, jesmonite, resin, gold leaf, 960 x 680 cm. (c) Martin Argyroglo "As part of the Échelle Humaine festival at Lafayette Anticipations"

THE PASSION READING ROOM / ÉCHELLE HUMAINE FESTIVAL LAFAYETTE ANTICIPATIONS PARIS 2023

The installation plays on recurring visual motifs in Shani's work, the big dots become pillows, the architecture a carpet, transforming them into a three dimensional interactive space. The work introduces the performative, activated aspect from Shani's practice into her paintings, the image used in the installation is from a series of watercolours titled 'The Passion' based on the architecture from the sets made for Carl Dreyer's epically beautiful silent film, 'The Passion of Joan of Arc'.