balancing through breaking brightness. concrete depths
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site specific installation
exhibited at Monolog Gallery, Belgrade Serbia
curated by Jan Gustav Fiedler + Denis Leo Hegic
2022
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Hollow passageways echo into the infinite. Space erases space, as auburn hues wrap around the cold grey surface. Horizons distort into endless loops; light - flicker fades across calcified striations, hidden behind layers of warm, enticing haze. (Un)familiar objects call, towards ephemeral traces spilling across screen and into whispers.
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room69 slips between hybrid installation formats, combining the spatial qualities of Belgrade’s Monolog Gallery with the virtual domain of Google Maps, to create a dynamic portrait of a motion/less in-between. A seemingly endless corridor of (un)masked grit with a looming sense of unease silhouettes the virtual environment created for the exhibition. This elusive setting, generated as a parkade in its metaphoric representation distorts between a space of familiarity and discomfort at the edge of unknown feelings. In open dialogue with Monolog Gallery’s locale, room69 searches for a moment of transition, where dusk gradually fades into dark, and life begins to contrast. The works featured in the exhibition are viewable across a user-controlled path, objects that take different shape depending on your point of view.
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These digital works appear outside of the screen as traces, obscure matter occupying the gallery space. These ephemeral shapes and gestures are embraced by a thick layer of sonic textures that interact with space, object and viewer. The multi-channel sound creates a dizzying comfort between controlling the movement of the virtual worldview and its counter presence in its spatial positioning.
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room 69 continues to develop a world-building approach to new media arts practice, mixing computer-generated imagery, sound, interaction and sculpture within evolving installations. balancing through breaking brightness. concrete depths provides a new exhibition for research, experimentation and display.
thank you to the generous contributions, collaborations and support of
Monolog Gallery
Supermarket Lab
Austrian Cultural Forum Belgrad