Europa: Cinematic Relief on Black Steel

An engraved black-steel relief meets projected video art. In their interplay, the relief casts shifting highlights that give movement a metallic texture.

Full view of the engraved black-steel cinematic relief “Europa” (Cinematic Relief).

The relief was created on a black steel plate (107 × 60 cm) through freehand carving and acid patination. Projected video art sequences interact with the engraved plate, merging metallic texture with filmic movement to create new light-reflecting effects that shift dynamically with the viewer’s perspective.

These moving reflections deepen the work’s engagement with environmental collapse and authoritarian power structures. During projection breaks, the relief on its own

—sculptural and still—

continues to reflect light in shifting ways as you move around it.

The installation Europa offers a dynamic visual experience, where movement becomes part of the sculpture.

Specifications
Year of production: 2024 (relief and video)
Medium: Cinematic relief (engraved black steel) with projected video art
Dimensions: 107 × 60 cm (42.1 × 23.6 in)
Weight: 25.8 kg
Technique/finish: Freehand engraving (diamond grinding disc + hand tools); acid-induced rust patina (HCl, acetic acid, gypsum); sealed with Zapon lacquer
Mounting: Wall-mounted on screw hangers with 2 cm spacers
Projection: Europa (2024), experimental video art; ~30-min loop with breaks; 16:9, 4K master
Credits: Relief/Text/Direction/Choreography/Film/Edit — Alexander Maß; Movement/Body — Aurora Mitsiani; Alexander Maß
Origin / filming: Germany; filmed in Canada, Spain, Germany
Language: English

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