Marbles

2022-ongoing, single-channel video (various formats: iPhone, tablet & laptop), various durations

Marbles is a series of short videos shown on smartphones and tablets, featuring close-up views of polished stone surfaces overlaid with changing text. The texts are drawn from, among other sources, a newspaper article describing an anti-fascist march, an essay on male painters by novelist Rachel Cusk and an advertising campaign for mascara. The work explores material value and power, tracing connections between the historical prestige of marble, the allure of screens, and the authority of (sub)titles in the moving image.

Excerpt, Marbles