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Claudia Hart

Ophelia2008

HD quicktime video with sound, custom wood box, shelf, computer, speakersframed screen: 23.5 x 15 x 3.5" / 60 x 38 x 9 cm shelf: 16.8 x 9.6 x 3.5" / 42.5 x 24.4 x 9 cm 10 min loopEdition of 6, 1 AP

Ophelia is a 3D animation depicting a naked woman drifting at the ocean's bottom, evoking either death or sleep within a dreamlike underwater setting. Utilizing advanced physics, particle, and optical simulation techniques, the piece portrays Ophelia as both tragic and erotically romantic. As Hamlet's lover, Ophelia is often interpreted by literary critics as a feminist figure embodying the Electra complex—a mad woman who drowned herself out of love for a man who killed her father.

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