Caryatid
Video Installation 2011
Running Time: Continuous
“Caryatid” is a video installation that is projected into a corner using two video projectors. The image is a close up of the female body with vernacular architectural details projected onto the skin. By projecting the image into a large space, the work plays with size by making the architecture appear smaller and the body larger.
“Caryatid” is a Greek or Roman female figure that supports a structure and sometimes is a stand-in for a pillar or column. So, the female body takes the place of an object. The female body is used as decoration. In Trenda’s work, the columns are projected onto the body, making the body the architecture and the columns the embellishment.. Therefore, the artist is commenting on how the female body is historically rooted into ornamentation.