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Niamh O'Malley
'Window' 2002
Mural paint in oil and emulsion on window frame
Open House, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg

The right hand corner of the room was already naturally delineated by two faux pillars and encompassed two windows.
This area, induding the square cornice of the ceiling, right down to the floor, was painted white. A viewing point was then chosen towards the centre of the room. The view blocked by the window frame and the wall as seen from this point was painted onto that area.

'In the centre of the main room of the Casino Luxembourg facing the spectacular valley of the city centre, O'Malley first chose a viewing point. She then painted paris of the view blocked by the window frame when looking from this spot onto the frame itse if. Once a visitor negotiates the point of view within the room, s/he discovers a horizon, beaming through the large area painted white. The closer the viewer approaches the window, the less of the paintedy wodd is available for the eye, and the more inclination one has towards the real, towards life pulsating on the street Interplay between the everyday and the imaginary tends to dissolve sharp edges between inside and out, offering a vista of a spectacular kind.'

Maria Hlavajova