Hanne Dina Fatah

The labyrinth concept

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We are always surrounded by labyrinths that impose themselves on us in various forms. We feel the need to unravel that labyrinth in our lives. We walk certain paths and ignore others, return to our steps and close the door behind us to never open it again.

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The perspective in a labyrinth is very important. If you experience the labyrinth at eye level, you get chaos and a hopelessness. If you look at the labyrinth from a bird's eye view, you have order and clarity. You see the map. It's just like a street plan of the city. You see the different curves and connections.

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In my practice I mainly use open structures. In this way I try to expose the field of tension between a blocked and an open field of vision. What happens if there is no horizon? How do you deal with movement in relation to a defined boundary? How do you define a boundary? How do I move through space in relation to the present forms? How do I measure space? What is the role of time? These questions form a basis for my artistic research. I am not trying to find an answer.