People Who Live in Glass Houses
Maria Gvardeitseva
Video Art, 1’07 min
2024
Using the parallel with fairy-tales, Gvardeitseva reflects on betrayal and cheating in relationships. The parallel with glass houses suggests the fragility of relationships between human beings, and the fragile nature of love. Would once given promise to be one’s queen be forever and ever? Or would it all end with tears, broken glasses and blood? Could there be a fairy-tale divorce? Perhaps, at least, a more intense life in the self-revealed sense, initiation to a new stage, or maybe ultimate return to the same marriage institution in a more satisfactory form. A variety of possible "happily ever afters."
This video art is a part of 5-Minutes Bedtime Stories project by the artist. It is a part of the mirrored TV screen and broken mirrors installation.
