Monster Soup by Irma Irsara
Monster Soup by Irma Irsara
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Monster Soup 2019 uses samples from different locations along the river to create projected time-lapses of melting frozen Thames water, embedded with items found along the foreshore. A second microscopic time-lapse work shows what’s normally unseen, with a focus on micro-fibre plastic and its potential impact on the environment. The accompanying sound track was created by musician and soundscape artist, Jonathan Lambert.
Irma Irsara’s work is clearly preoccupied with nature and the environment, in large part due to her rural upbringing in the Italian Alps. Recently, her attention has focused on issues concerning invisible nature, micro-pollution and micro-fibre plastic. Her work explores ideas of transformation and adaptability in response to changes in temperature, landscape, boundaries, and the natural cycle.