« Through a multitude of practices (painting, sculpture, drawing and video), Anna Byskov arranges her artistic creations in space in order to subsequently…
« Through a multitude of practices (painting, sculpture, drawing and video), Anna Byskov arranges her artistic creations in space in order to subsequently develop a performance in which she uses her body and voice to tell stories that blend reality and fiction. Over the years, Anna Byskov builds up a constantly evolving library of forms and gestures, which she then uses until satisfaction, even until exhaustion. By experimenting each time with new combinations, she seeks that point of balance where the language created by these different arrangements will then perfectly express her thought. » Vincent Verlé, curator, Openspace ________ Anna Byskov, born in 1984 in Quito, Ecuador, lives and works in Mulhouse and Paris. Putting her body (and sometimes her mind) into play in offbeat actions in which nonsense outweighs reason (such as diving until exhausted into a swimming pool after putting on a swimsuit that is too big, or banging her head against trees until she loses her bearings...), Anna Byskov does not shy away from the task. Physically committed to her work, in the name of self-mockery, slapstick and the desire to attempt the impossible, her videos and actions show an artist determined in her project. Anna Byskov also stages herself, embodying extravagant and stereotypical characters. Entangled in absurd conversations, these characters deliver dialogues that are paradoxically absurd and plausible, which often tend to relativise the notion of madness or idiocy. Her sculptural work is likewise driven by the need to counter the value and permanence of things, and so she builds with imbalance and cardboard. As if to make certain that nothing will withstand time. Once shown, her fragile forms will fall just as she herself falls when she tries to climb her paper staircases (L’escalier).
