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Marina Zurkow

Elixir I2007-2009

Single-channel HD video animation (color, silent), custom frame5 min, loop 24.75 x 15.75 x 3.25 in / 62.9 x 40 x 8.3 cm, framedEdition of 7, 2 AP

The Elixir series presents fantastical landscapes where cut-crystal bottles drift like buoys, each containing an animated figure in a repetitive, rhythmic action. Elixir I shows a woman rowing, Elixir II depicts a blindfolded man stumbling, Elixir III features a girl attempting to fly with paper wings, and Elixir IV captures a diver twisting in an Antarctic setting. The video’s intricate treatment pays homage to 19th-century Russian painter Ivan Aivazovsky, whose dramatic ocean scenes evoke both awe and unease.

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