Martina Mrongovius and Sruli Recht, Unfurl::Project, 2005. Courtesy the artist.
Unfurl::Project brings together Martina Mrongovius’ expertise in the field of physics and Sruli Recht’s talents in garment design to create a beautiful holographic work that goes beyond photography to capture the dynamics of space and light. Two hundred images, created using a stereographic process are stored on a single sheet of film. The old-world yet almost post-human characters of Unfurl::Project are like memories of another time, brought to life before our eyes. Captured moments in time, they turn towards us as we approach as if to beckon us into their enchanting world, yet remain forever elusive, suspended in light.
A graduate of Applied Physics at RMIT University, Martina Mrongovius is a Melbourne-based artist who has specialised for the last few years in holographics. She has been working and researching at the cutting edge of this new technology with specialists and professionals around the globe. Mrongovius’ artworks have been diverse, ranging from short films and animations to comic books and holograms. Recent exhibitions of her work have been held at Experimedia, State Library of Victoria, 2002, The Foundry, London, 2002, and as part of Next Wave, Melbourne, 2004.
Sruli Recht is a Melbourne-based artist working in garment design and construction, creating tailored and unique one-off fitted pieces heavily inspired by process and context. With education in sewing, fine arts and music Recht works through areas of costume design for film and film clips, designs ranges for independent labels, and sits as a consultant on range development. Having established his made to measure label in 2000, Recht’s work has been shown on numerous occasions both nationally and internationally.