Jelena Bando’s piece Fractured horizons is the product of a several months long process of visually
capturing an outdoor backyard the artist daily observes from her workspace. The act of conveying
the exterior into the studio interior materialises as an intimate experience of construction of
imaginary landscapes. Consciously defined and limited, the view from the studio is, in fact, a
trigger for a displacement onto floating surfaces where shapes, traces, symbols and shadows of
backyard images are only faintly recognisable. In her recent practice, Jelena Bando has embarked
on a deeper exploration of the tactile and social experience of exteriors which she brings back into
an intimate space where she interprets her lived encounters. In Fractured horizons her interest is in
the creation of warm and cold areas of perception which complement each other in the form of a
spatial installation.
Fragments of the exterior are combined in a collage-like manner, thereby coming to life as an
individual immersive experience in a fictional environment. Multiple horizons are recognisable in
the sedimenting of oversized landscapes which freely glide down vertical sheets of paper. As if they
were stage scenery, the fragments envelope the interior, blurring the borderlines between different
surfaces and creating the space for new visual and haptic stimuli. The employment of various ink
and pastel techniques broadens the perception of observed environments while layering imagined
perspectives. Gazing into space presents itself as an out-of-body sensation cadenced by ritualised
unconscious repetition of abstract symbols and signs.