REVERIE: CAPTURING THE INSTANT Poetics of contemplation

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Francesca Fruci

Abstract

In a context of fleeting and liquid modernity, this project proposes a contemplative pause as a poetic act. It explores the desire to experience the present through contemplation and the materialization of an impossible metaphor: capturing the ephemeral instant by holding and encapsulating water and sunlight, symbols of time.


The concept of reverie or daydreaming, as explained by Gastón Bachelard, is explored as a process of active imagination and connection with matter. In this case, glass sculptures act as a bridge between water and the sun. According to this philosophy, the instant is a dreamlike experience where time is suspended, and perception is heightened. Thus, the work investigates how pausing to contemplate can evoke daydreams, alter the internal perception of time, and enable the experience of the present.

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Fruci, F. (2025). REVERIE: CAPTURING THE INSTANT: Poetics of contemplation. Index, Contemporary Art Magazine, 10(19), 122–133. https://doi.org/10.26807/cav.v10i19.637
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References

“Encendía la luz para aumentar mi sensación de presencia” (Eliasson, 2012, p.126).

“El tiempo es una realidad afianzada en el instante y suspendida entre dos nadas” (Bachelard, 1987, p.11).

“El arte contemporáneo ha desarrollado una sensibilidad hacia el saber sensorial de la materia” (Esther Moñivas, 2012, p.1)

“El agua es el elemento clave de la imaginación matérica, esencial para la exploración de la psique, lo que permite ensoñar y detenerse accediendo a un estado de calma y conexión” (Bachelard, 1942, p.48).

“Tal vez algún día un nuevo Bachelard buscará en el inconsciente el secreto de la seducción que el vidrio ejerce” (Gateau, 1976, p.7).