@ KATIE // Eva L'Hoest - The Inmost Cell (Excerpt)
Through a painterly application of 3D modelling and CGI, L’Hoest explores the mythical ruins of abandoned settlements submerged in the depths of the Daugava, drawing on Latvian mythology to tell stories washed away by history. By fusing rural and maritime imagery, L’Hoest relocates imagery captured in the outskirts of Riga into an aquatic context, dislocating the underwater ruins she creates from space and time.
Slow panning shots reveal the intricacies of L’Hoest’s digital architecture, as a cast of disembodied voices narrate personal histories, evoking a nostalgia for a place that now lies ruined. Referencing Fata Morgana, an optical illusion named after the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, the artist imbues the images we are presented with a shifting, hallucinatory quality.
