Café Memoriam; 2022
Things to love about playing hide and seek: mainly hiding aspects; patiently occupying that dark, damp lair; the fear of getting caught; the thrill of being searched for, as if somebody cares; the sweat produced, trying to find the perfect spot in 100 seconds or less, is slowly curing; laying still, in that nook, facing the ground; the heart is racing; time warping; perspective inverting; the respiratory rate forcedly decreasing; self-centered seclusion turning into borderline arousal, lying there, in that moldy ditch; alone, barely seeing anything; almost smelling everything; fighting the temptation to smirk fanatically; the taste of madness; a perfectly balanced blend of terror and excitement; face cupped as insects settle on the neck; the outside world keeps disappearing; after years of abandoned trauma – yearning to be forgotten; entitled and delighted by glorious self-pity; suddenly a familiar touch eliminates carefully constructed despair; confusingly comforting, comfortably confusing; remember that taste.
exhibition text by Sebastian Koeck
solo exhibition; Ve.Sch Kunstverein
curated by Martin Vesely
Café Memoriam; video documentation; exhibition view; Ve.sch Kunstverein
fig1; mystic, fogged figure in the distance; 2022 / Meute; 2022; installation view
fig2; mystic, fogged figure in the distance; 2022; installation view
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fig4; watching the fly live as an observing self; installation view
fig5; self-centered in tight proximity; 2022 / ohne Namen; 2022; installation view
fig6; ohne Namen; 2022; installation view
fig7; Meute; 2022 / self-centered in tight proximity; 2022; installation view
self-centered in tight proximity; 2022
stainless steel, straw
36 x 36 cm
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Meute; 2022
wood, acrylic glass, silicone, concrete
161 x 38 x 33 cm
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mystic, fogged figure in the distance; 2022
wood, glass, epoxy resin, pigment, leather jacket
187 x 94 x 44 cm
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watching the fly live as an observing self; 2022
videoinstallation with sound composition 10:34 min.
projector, speakers
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watching the fly live as an observing self; 2022; video stills
Feuer; 2022
lighters
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ohne Namen; 2022
wood, plaster, steel, motor, electronics
86 x 64 x 139 cm
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