Investigation
Video, objects, 2015
The work is based on the story of a girl’s childhood memories. The girl had very long hair (up to the knees) and the second shift at school. Living in a small town, she regularly went to her mum’s work to get hair braided before going to the school. It would be a simple ritual, but her mother’s work was unusual. She was an investigator. Sometimes her mother continued the conversation with a detainee while doing the girl’s hair. The girl unintentionally became a witness and observer of complicated processes, which real meaning was mysteriously frightening and hidden. The intimately protective ritual of braiding hair gets a completely different meeting, when brought out of the home.
Artist's Bio:
Liena Bondare has graduated from Art Academy of Latvia, the Department of Graphics in 2006. She has lived and worked in Riga since 1990. The artist has participated in exhibitions in Latvia and abroad since 2004. She works in traditional techniques, trying to find the golden section of form and content.