Kim Boske (1978, Hilversum) is fascinated by the passing of time. Her flower still-life series were composed by combining several different shots of the subject, taken throughout a whole day into one image, with the changing light playing an important role. The result is a deep still serenity and a unique use of light. One may say that her work signifies a research into the system of time and space that is hidden behind the façade of the visual world. She sees this system as a structure that is built up out of smaller differentiated structures: a web of simultaneous events. She portrays these layers of time by carefully assembling visual fragments of narrative elements to create connections and a certain unity, which is translated into an image. When you view this work for a longer period of time, its multi-layered character comes to the fore and obtains its own truth.
In her latest series of work, time and its rhythms again play a significant role. These different rhythms have been brought together in a new tryptich. Each work represents a different phase in the life of a bouquet of flowers. This representational method allows her to present the different phases of this one visualisation. The colour intensity of the bouquet is spread out over the three pieces, and so never attains 100% of their original intensity. In this way, the rhythm of a continual coming together and falling apart is retained.
