André Perrottet is my grandfather. I never met him. His life ended 1955 at the age of 40. These paintings were designs for the "Theater Of The City Of Basel", where he was the scenographer. This work is my attempt to establish a connection with him and begin a relationship. I pick up his work and bring it back to life. Scenes are animated in a subtle manner, audio is added and I perform in them. The fact that he left hundreds of designs behind of scenes without actors is eerily parallel to the feeling of his absence in our life. On the other hand, I have always felt very close to him, merely by looking at his paintings. His palette and style, are deeply familiar to me.

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