THE UNKNOWN SHORE
Video, 2011
The video The Unknown Shore shows the artist undressing before entering the sea and beginning to swim. Slowly, he moves away from the safety of the shore until he disappears from the camera’s view.
The work draws on the Romantic motif of the seascape as a symbol of longing, departure into the unknown, and distant horizons. At the same time, the artist’s disappearance on the horizon evokes notions of a longing for death. The focus is less on reaching a destination than on the movement towards an uncertain future.



