Genius Loci is a series of plaster tiles cast using fabric as the mould, creating delicate impressions that hint at form while leaving much hidden beneath the surface. The textures and folds serve as quiet metaphors for the subtle, often invisible forces that shape who we are, cultural, environmental, and emotional imprints that only become visible through time and reflection.
Created for the group exhibition Genius Loci, the work responds to the idea of “spirit of place”, how environments are not just settings, but formative elements in how we experience and understand the world. Drawing on the writings of architect and philosopher Christian Norberg-Schulz, the exhibition invited artists to explore the existential relationship between people and place. In his phenomenological view, genius loci is not only the atmosphere or character of a location, but the structure that enables us to dwell meaningfully, shaping and being shaped by our environment in return.
Alongside the works of fellow artists, this series contributes a meditative take on how meaning can be embedded in materials, and how context, though often overlooked, plays a profound role in the shaping of memory, identity, and experience.
Suné Horn 