Charlotte Eta Mumm
Charlotte Eta Mumm (*DE) is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her work is about ambivalences and tangibility. She works with multiple means of expression and materials. It isn’t about the material per se but rather about the transformation and inherent qualities. Her work has been exhibited internationally, notably at the Städtische Galerie Nordhorn (DE); Phoinix, Bratislava (SK); Galerie Tanit, Munich / Beyrouth, Museum Brot und Kunst Ulm (DE); Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden (NL); Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam (NL); Kunstenfestival Watou, (BE); Sculpture Quadrennial Riga (LV).
parts of a closed world – Isn’t the title already a dilemma? How can you expose parts of a closed world without eliminating its closed nature? It’s muddy – not only out there in nature along the brown river and the green but also inside of us humans. We are like mud, a mix of solids and liquids, and a suspension of perception interacting with the cognitive and nervous system and all the things in between. I’ve always been attracted to mud, to its peculiar nature and state. In this video it’s my working material and content-carrier. The video shows the free fall of information processing without a filter. Unconsciously, the brain is made to predict situations and selecting continuously to avoid a sensory overload. What if not? Muddy views, troubled water, the particles need to sink to make the mud solid or the water clear.