In her work, Myers concentrates on the possible mythical basis of modern existence. In this installation she brings together elements from totally different worlds. Her starting point is the - that is her own - individual awareness as the principle vector of meaning, as the ultimate battle field for the mystical drama of creation, growth and perfection. She found the metaphor for a visual presentation of this view in mediaeval alchemy. Although this sorcery can also be described as proto chemical science, the traditional view of it being a paradigm for psychological and spiritual transformation is clearly preferred under these circumstances. The vulgar version of a diabolical search for a way to turn lead into gold must be dismissed at once. After all, the Philosophers Stone is not a crude final product, but the intense search for knowledge that ultimately proves to be its own intrinsic reward.
Alchemy recognises twelve stages of heating, purification and mixing which are combined in three phases - black, white and red. The raw material, the prima materia, that must undergo all these treatments, is in principle the alchemist himself. Myers poses in this role and therefore submits her biography - her memories, her dreams, her fantasies - as research material.
The installation 'Day into Night into Day' consists of twelve tables arranged in a spiral. Each table presents a still-life of apparently randomly composed elements, which nevertheless form a link in the total, linearly conceived story. The whole is a sequence of orderly related stages which are inextricably linked with each other; cause and effect, thesis and synthesis, until the circle is closed and Ouroboros bites his tail. Furthermore, at the end it seems that the temporal subdivision terminates in a lucid amalgamation, in a flash of insight, in a hallucinatory awareness of the Almighty. Across from this part of the installation there are two high swing-doors standing ajar. A video projection of a human (or ghostly) figure can be seen through the crack. Finally, one special element is that the viewer can enter into an interactive relationship with the alchemist master by sitting at one of the tables. In this way, this installation is transformed into an individual quest for the highest spiritual values.
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Erik Daams
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