Deform Reflect (2017) is a development of the work Deform (2015). A combination of hard (plastic) and stretching (textile) provides a movable space, in which changing forms can be created. It is a particularly long or wide sculpture, brought to life by a performer. Due to the amount of material, the movement is slow and introspective or even develops into stillness.

The gel-like surface is like an animation in which pixels seem to be missing. While reflective material melts with its surroundings it integrates through a fine play of light patterns. The public is aware of an ongoing change in every following moment. It is a spectacle that influences our perception of time. The visual language is abstract and leaves room for one’s own interpretation.

The performance is accompanied by live harp music. The languid string sounds together with the softly rustling blinds carry the spectator into an underwater landscape.

With this work, Woutera explores how we reflect and convert inner experience into new physical movement.

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