Andréa Stanislav

Andréa Stanislav 

Spinner’s Song

2024

Mixed media, audio and video

144” x 96” x 120”

Spinner’s Song is a multimedia sculpture installation made from an array of materials (including raw flax, feathers, mirrors, and bells amongst other materials), video, and an original three-channel sound composition by composer Jesse Gelaznik. The installation is informed by research conducted by Ms. Stanislav within TMORA’s Russian prialka and flax linen textile collections. Imagery and motifs of suns and clocks carved into the wooden prialkas, along with symmetric bird and “tree of life”, and female form compositions found both on the prialkas and flax linen textiles were touchstones in making the sculpture, sound, and video components of the overall installation. The installation also presents a hypnotic, calming, and reflective experience - merging form, motion, and sound for the viewer. The experience of the artwork is made with the disability community in mind — including cognitive, emotional, and mental health disabilities — aiming to give visitors with disabilities an experience that may be empowering, meditative, and/or interactive. Visitors are invited to take (from a box) a small bell tied to a piece of raw flax to interact with the sound component and to feel the texture of the raw flax, and keep it as a memento of the experience by dispersing the sound and rhythm of the work beyond the installation’s place and time. Spinner’s Song also presents Andréa’s signature motifs of cyclical kinetic actions and transformational animal forms - resulting in an experiential “dance” between the three sculptural elements to the sound composition and cyclical video imagery. The video imagery presents spinning images, including the carved wooded suns and clocks from TMORA’s prialka collection and source inspiration. 

Installation walk through - The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA)