EGLE GREBLIAUSKAITE INSTALLATION 'SWILL' TALKS ABOUT EXCESS, WASTE, AND PLASTIC IN A WIDER SENSE OF THIS WORD. INSTALLATION FORM RESEMBLES A TOY ABOVE A CHILD'S BED THAT HYPNOTIZES AND LULLS INTO SLEEP.
INSTALLATION MADE FROM COMPRESSED LOW-DENSITY PLASTIC TRASH CUBES, CONNECTED BY 9-METER METAL TUBES AND HUNG 3.5 METERS ABOVE THE HEADS OF SPECTATORS.
THE THEME OF SOCIETY LIVING IN A CONSTANT STATE OF OBJECT PRODUCTION THAT CREATES "THE SWILL" IS EXAMINED. PLASTIC OBJECTS CIRCULATE IN AN EXCESS MARKET SUCH AS LEFTOVER PLASTIC BAGS. SOCIETY IS BEING LULLED BY AND INTO THIS OVERPRODUCTION PROCESS, WHICH IS CARRIED BY ITS PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE THEMSELVES ALSO IMMERSED IN IT WITHOUT COMPREHENSION OF SUCH PROCESS ANYMORE.
INSTALLATION BEING DISPLAYED IN ART FAIR WORKS AS A CRITICAL COMMENT ON THE COMMERCIALIZED ART MARKET TODAY.