Akunzo
The body of work of Akunzo (Karola Pezarro & Aris de Bakker) consists mostly of ephemeral, site-specific projects, in which natural materials are used.
The projects of Akunzo have a strong commitment to the environment. They are a reflection on the site or the history of the site, or have to do with the concern about the future of the planet. Akunzo usually uses natural materials from the vicinity of the site such as earth, branches, shells or seeds and they add unnatural elements related to the subject of the work.
The artworks often prove to be a landmark and in some cases visitors can enter the work.
The experiences of the observers are important to Akunzo, among others, that the visitors get an new view on their environment and can give their own meaning to it, and maybe become more aware of their relation to the landscape.
Work presented:
RESERVOIR
Somewhere on the edge of Girona's old town, you can descend via a stone staircase to a small plateau on which there is a large jug-like object. Next to it, water drips from the rock (Font d’en Pericot) and a little below flows a stream. At least in winter season.
The object, the artwork RESERVOIR, looks like a jar, a container for water, with an arched opening at the top, but at the same time it is transparent like lace, because it is woven from hazel branches. Water would seep through.
RESERVOIR is about the availability of water for everyone, about preserving what is valuable and refers to the fragile situation of our planet in these issues.
RESERVOIR was made for Art & Gavarres on site by the Dutch artist duo AKUNZO.
Art&Gavarres 2021- Akunzo (explicació) from 24 imatges x segon on Vimeo.
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