Jan Keteleer
BackUnderwater
My water figures are a metaphor for life in general, and I reinterpret my fascination with water as a metaphor for the human journey. The weightlessness of the diving figure gives the viewer the sense that the diver is only a part of a larger force. Only the movements of the water dominate the image. While the figure is often subject to physical and psychological stress, I try to make the scene appear as if it is not real, but rather an abstraction. My interest in water has led me to use a more1
My water figures are a metaphor for life in general, and I reinterpret my fascination with water as a metaphor for the human journey. The weightlessness of the diving figure gives the viewer the sense that the diver is only a part of a larger force. Only the movements of the water dominate the image. While the figure is often subject to physical and psychological stress, I try to make the scene appear as if it is not real, but rather an abstraction. My interest in water has led me to use a more solitary subject, such as a lone woman diving into a pool, as a metaphor for the human journey.
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