Touch, 2024
Exhibited at Galleri Format, Malmö
200 × 100 × 30 cm
Stained plywood, digital prints with reactive ink on transparent silk and cotton, art glass, motion detector, fan
In Touch, Randulv expands on the theme of absent communication. The artwork layers two versions of the same portrait, creating a double exposure effect that blurs the subject’s presence. Encased in a box equipped with a motion detector and fan, the piece responds to the viewer’s presence, causing the silk print to move as if touched—yet a barrier remains between them. As the viewer steps away, the fabric settles, restoring the barrier and reestablishing the separation.
Touch continues Randulv’s investigation into presence and absence, first explored in In the Distance I Hear Surges (2021–2023), a work shaped by her experiences growing up with epilepsy.
