Helkappe, Papier Mache/ Vietnamese Lacquer, 2014, Camilla Lundquist
Documentations by Tatiana Novikova, Jonas Gazell, Elin Lund.
10 sculptures of Nordic Bronze Age shamanistic masks called Helkappes used as tools to establish communication with the other world. I used them during a performance/ ritual to reflect on the longing for communication.
The performance has the duration of approximately 30 minutes and is repeated everyday during the opening of the exhibition at a specific time. During the performance i sat in the circle of masks and tried on every mask while also continuously creating new ones. This repetitive act is symbolic of the obsession to reach an answer, to find a form of peace and belonging through an attempt at communication.
Camilla tm Lundquist 