Jarek Lustych
metamorphoses
- street action, gilded town elements
- Rues des Arts, St. Etienne, France - 2006
This project aims to focus attention to identity elements which creates an image and atmosphere of a street jet often neglected and unperceptible, to establish a relationship with specific territories. I gilded (with silver leafs) flagstones, bricks, branches, manholes and other small architectural details. Hence, upgrading one's mundane image into something of uncommon spiritual appearances, shifting their meaning into another dimension. Traditional leaf gilding technique doesn’t change object's texture, it just add high mirror like glitter, letting show off one's beauty. This way I created an entirely new focus points distribution of different social and cultural activities.