Troika
09 Apr - 16 Jun 2013
TROIKA
The Far Side of Reason
9 April - 16 June 2013
Reflecting on the fundamental tension between: perception and reality; fact and purpose; subject and object; culture and nature, the exhibition underlines the paradoxes of human existence and questions a dualistic vision of the world in favor of a possible synthesis.
Far side of Reason brings together both existing and five new works that deliver the investigative nature of this query and Troika's practice, through drawing, painting, installation and sculpture.
Starting from the premise that scientific method gave rise to a mechanistic society where logic and reason stands in strict opposition to the subjective part of man, the work offers us an insight into these apparent paradoxes, and Troika the impetus to disentangle the purpose of science, in favor of exploring the intimate arena of the unexplainable.
'Squaring a Circle' (2013), a new work premiering at OMR, argues that if every method of inquiry reveals a particular facet of the truth or the nature of reality; their seemingly antithetical forms should find reconciliation in the knowledge, that 'one-ness' has a plurality of embodiment. 'Hierophany' (2013) acknowledges and contemplates the emerging complexity resulting from simple interactions. 'Falling Light' (2010) explores the intersection of human nature and technology; Suspension of Disbelief' (2013) suggests a synthesis between agnostic reason and intuitive belief; while 'Light Drawings' (2012) examines the wilful submission to the unknown applying control over what is inherently uncontrollable.
Troika (Eva Rucki, b. 1976, Conny Freyer, b. 1976, both German, Sebastien Noel, b. 1977, French) are known for developing new vocabularies at the intersection of sculpture, architecture and contemporary installation. They met while studying at the Royal College of Art, London, and subsequently started working together in 2003, emerging as a practice that creates work collectively through observation, dialogue, research, 'trial and error', in turn, revealing the limits of rational thought as a wondrous and unique asset of the human mind to decipher our reality.
Troika has been featured in numerous group shows at institutions such as: the MoMA New York (2008), the Victoria & Albert Museum London (2009), The Art Institute of Chicago (2009), Tate Britain (2007), and their work is represented in the permanent collections of the Israel Museum Jerusalem, British Council, The Art Institute of Chicago, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum Of Modern Art New York.
The Far Side of Reason
9 April - 16 June 2013
Reflecting on the fundamental tension between: perception and reality; fact and purpose; subject and object; culture and nature, the exhibition underlines the paradoxes of human existence and questions a dualistic vision of the world in favor of a possible synthesis.
Far side of Reason brings together both existing and five new works that deliver the investigative nature of this query and Troika's practice, through drawing, painting, installation and sculpture.
Starting from the premise that scientific method gave rise to a mechanistic society where logic and reason stands in strict opposition to the subjective part of man, the work offers us an insight into these apparent paradoxes, and Troika the impetus to disentangle the purpose of science, in favor of exploring the intimate arena of the unexplainable.
'Squaring a Circle' (2013), a new work premiering at OMR, argues that if every method of inquiry reveals a particular facet of the truth or the nature of reality; their seemingly antithetical forms should find reconciliation in the knowledge, that 'one-ness' has a plurality of embodiment. 'Hierophany' (2013) acknowledges and contemplates the emerging complexity resulting from simple interactions. 'Falling Light' (2010) explores the intersection of human nature and technology; Suspension of Disbelief' (2013) suggests a synthesis between agnostic reason and intuitive belief; while 'Light Drawings' (2012) examines the wilful submission to the unknown applying control over what is inherently uncontrollable.
Troika (Eva Rucki, b. 1976, Conny Freyer, b. 1976, both German, Sebastien Noel, b. 1977, French) are known for developing new vocabularies at the intersection of sculpture, architecture and contemporary installation. They met while studying at the Royal College of Art, London, and subsequently started working together in 2003, emerging as a practice that creates work collectively through observation, dialogue, research, 'trial and error', in turn, revealing the limits of rational thought as a wondrous and unique asset of the human mind to decipher our reality.
Troika has been featured in numerous group shows at institutions such as: the MoMA New York (2008), the Victoria & Albert Museum London (2009), The Art Institute of Chicago (2009), Tate Britain (2007), and their work is represented in the permanent collections of the Israel Museum Jerusalem, British Council, The Art Institute of Chicago, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum Of Modern Art New York.