Nord Nord West
11 Jan - 15 Feb 2008
NORD NORD WEST
Opening: 11 January, 2008
Exhibition duration: 11 January – 15 February, 2008
During the exhibition "Nord Nord West" c/o – Atle Gerhardsen will be presenting work by Vibeke Tandberg, Annika Ström, Vanessa Baird and Amy Adler.
The photo series "Faces" (1998) dates back to the time Vibeke Tandberg spent in Berlin. In this work she adopts the appearance of friends and acquaintances, not only mimicking their characteristic facial expressions, but also imitating their posture and gestures. By digitally reworking photographs, the artist is able to interweave the typical traits of the chosen person with an image of herself, thereby questioning the paradigm of well-defined bodies, stable personality patterns and fixed parts to play.
Vanessa Baird mainly works with techniques such as watercolour, pastel and drawing. In four watercolours (2007) the artist herself plays the main part in oppressive and haunting domestic scenes, in which dangers lurk around every corner. These scenes tap into a wealth of stories from antiquity, folklore tradition and fairy tales, as the everyday horror seeping into a familiar home setting.
Annika Ström's video "5 seconds" (2007) shows a textual work (acrylic on paper). "This work was made with passion" reads the text that is only presented for a 5-second time span, positioned between papers and water bottles strewn on the floor. And then the video ends. With a certain sense of humour, Annika Ström reflects on the understanding of painting, which is still part and parcel of the ongoing discussion of this medium.
Amy Adler is primarily known for the photographs of her own drawings. In recent years, however, she has abandoned this processual working method and now only shows the original drawings. "Director I" and "Director III" (2006) are pastel drawings on canvas and the technique used endows them with a transparent and filigree texture. The series "Director" depicts a movie director with her camera during a film shoot. By making use of the camera, human perception can be filtered and steered in a certain direction, providing a selection of certain moments and settings, which are then finally selected and arranged in a film. In the end, this final product is able to present a specific message.
The title of the exhibition also refers to a film title. Now it is used to juxtapose the different artistic positions. Concept by Maike Fries.
For further information or visuals please contact c/o – Atle Gerhardsen: Tel.: +49-30-69 51 83 41,
Fax: +49-30-69 51 83 42, E-mail: office@atlegerhardsen.com or visit our website at http://www.atlegerhardsen.com.
Opening: 11 January, 2008
Exhibition duration: 11 January – 15 February, 2008
During the exhibition "Nord Nord West" c/o – Atle Gerhardsen will be presenting work by Vibeke Tandberg, Annika Ström, Vanessa Baird and Amy Adler.
The photo series "Faces" (1998) dates back to the time Vibeke Tandberg spent in Berlin. In this work she adopts the appearance of friends and acquaintances, not only mimicking their characteristic facial expressions, but also imitating their posture and gestures. By digitally reworking photographs, the artist is able to interweave the typical traits of the chosen person with an image of herself, thereby questioning the paradigm of well-defined bodies, stable personality patterns and fixed parts to play.
Vanessa Baird mainly works with techniques such as watercolour, pastel and drawing. In four watercolours (2007) the artist herself plays the main part in oppressive and haunting domestic scenes, in which dangers lurk around every corner. These scenes tap into a wealth of stories from antiquity, folklore tradition and fairy tales, as the everyday horror seeping into a familiar home setting.
Annika Ström's video "5 seconds" (2007) shows a textual work (acrylic on paper). "This work was made with passion" reads the text that is only presented for a 5-second time span, positioned between papers and water bottles strewn on the floor. And then the video ends. With a certain sense of humour, Annika Ström reflects on the understanding of painting, which is still part and parcel of the ongoing discussion of this medium.
Amy Adler is primarily known for the photographs of her own drawings. In recent years, however, she has abandoned this processual working method and now only shows the original drawings. "Director I" and "Director III" (2006) are pastel drawings on canvas and the technique used endows them with a transparent and filigree texture. The series "Director" depicts a movie director with her camera during a film shoot. By making use of the camera, human perception can be filtered and steered in a certain direction, providing a selection of certain moments and settings, which are then finally selected and arranged in a film. In the end, this final product is able to present a specific message.
The title of the exhibition also refers to a film title. Now it is used to juxtapose the different artistic positions. Concept by Maike Fries.
For further information or visuals please contact c/o – Atle Gerhardsen: Tel.: +49-30-69 51 83 41,
Fax: +49-30-69 51 83 42, E-mail: office@atlegerhardsen.com or visit our website at http://www.atlegerhardsen.com.