In The Indifferent Back of A View Rather Than Its Face a felt tapestry with cutout text ist placed at short distance from the wall and highlighted by a spotlight, casting its shadow on the wall behind. The spotlight emphasizes the textile materiality while making the text illegible. The words can only be deciphered by looking at their shadow. Defined by the presence or absence of light, the tapestry serves as both, screen and projector, with the light merging together the two levels of the image.
The Indifferent Back of A View Rather Than Its Face, 2009
Cut-out text on felt 450 x 180 cm
Image 1, 2: Installation view at Centre international d’art et du paysage Ile de Vassivère, France, 2010 © Rosa Barba
Image 3: Installation view at Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK, 2013 © Rosa Barba