Epipremnum Aureum – Portrait of a man and a plant
Statens 131. kunstutstilling
Høstutstillingen 2018
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo 8. september – 14. october, Oslo
Stills from the film
A portrait of a man and a plant. Kenneth Westby, Epipremnum Aureum
Epipremnum Aureum
Portrait of a man and a plant
Devil’s Ivy, Epipremnum aureum
Theme of the project is ecology, environment, consumption. Investigates the value and presence of house plants in the lives of different people. The life stories of the main characters in the portraits are intertwined with the history of the plant. It is focus on people who have a special and close relationship with selected plants. Lars Kenneth Westby is the main character of the plant portrait Gullranke, Epipremnum aureum
Installation view, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Video installation
Hd video 10 min. ladder, plant
Helene Torp © 2018
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