Crystalline Visions
Mysterious, precious, shimmering, symbolic - crystal as an ideal form, as a symbol of power, sublimity, passion and death has always fascinated artists, especially since the Romantic period. It is its specific characteristics and multifaceted formations that make it - the "stone of light" - a source of inspiration for photographers, painters, sculptors and even architects. On the one hand, as a solid body, rationally comprehensible as a form and framework giver, on the other hand, as light-reflecting matter surrounded by an alchemical, mysterious or mythological aura, crystal seems to be virtually predestined for artistic visions.
Christina Peretti expands the comprehensive theme of "crystal" in a multi-faceted way: on an emotional-touching as well as rational level, she creates wonderful "crystalline visions" that seduce our eye in their unique combination of light, photography and performance with the inclusion of modern technologies and at the same time give space for our own associations and stories. Triggered by fine webs of lines that the artist "draws" into the air at night in front of a massive rock face, Christina Peretti takes us on a mysterious journey deep beneath the surface of the rock, deep into the lonely mountain interior that has existed sublimely for millions of years. She visualizes in the form of light drawings the invisible, hidden secrets and forces of the hard cold crystal rock of the depths, transforming it into warm sources of light and radiant landscapes as well as mystical inner and outer worlds.
This philosophical-poetic approach as well as equally factual meticulous exploration of the theme of "crystal" or "crystal landscape", which also reflects "Moving rocks" (2018), inspire and fascinate me as an art historian. Christina Peretti impressively deepens the crystal visions of her predecessors with technical means of our time and takes them into a new dimension. This potential is far from exhausted!
Martina Kral, September 2018