Intertwined Perception [2015]
LV Gallery - Opening Exhibition
Intertwined Perception [2015]
LV Gallery - Opening Exhibition
Today is not the beginning of the discussion on the physical versus virtual. Neither is today the day that this discussion will end. The technologies progress endlessly, and in a proportion we are barely aware. It’s increasingly popular and cliché to discuss the impacts of technology in our lives. At the same time, it’s also increasingly difficult to outline the boundaries between the physical and virtual realms. “Intertwined Perception” brings together artworks in a way to discuss these ideas. The exhibition doesn’t depict the conflict between physical and virtual, but the moment when they both merge and get lost within themselves. In the condition of humans living in big cities in 2015, it’s no longer reasonable to discuss any encounter between real and virtual – they’re too intertwined to be separated. The exhibition gathers artists from a large variety of cultures and backgrounds, all of them exploring similar concerns that are both contemporary and deterritorialized. It doesn’t aim to speculate on how things could be in the future, but to give us a picture of what is here and now. It invites us to face what we could now call our reality. “Intertwined Perception” highlights the act of communicating, with attention to the mediums being used and their direct effects on the way we perceive the message, transiting gradually from the virtual to the tangible. From the very beginning until the end, the exhibition explores the different possibilities of the interaction between presentation and perception. It imposes the necessity of overcoming immediacy, giving time to ourselves to process and absorb what is presented. Cecilia Vilela
Near… far things looked quite near [2015] Gabriel Mansfield
When interviewing Neil Armstrong in 1970 about his recent voyage to the moon, Patrick Moore stumbled: “When you were actually walking about, did you have any difficulty in distance judging? Because I think I heard you say once that near… far things looked quite near.” This momentary parapraxis became the catalyst for considering a collection of works that traverse perceptions of presentation. The macro-microscopic film, the modified narration spoken by the digitally animated mask, and the physical object itself occupy the dark space, lit only by the work that it contains. The room becomes a platform caught adrift, where diverse production techniques are approached topographically. Moving images, appropriated voice and a handmade object unite to construct an arena where knowledge and imagination acquired through patience rules over immediacy.
Prt Scr [2015] Gabriel Molina
As an extension of the artist’s observation of nature, these large-scale photographs depict microcosmic and macrocosmic patterns, as found in the visual phenomena of technology. Through the interaction of different screens, displays, and image capturing devices such as smartphones and cameras, this investigation of the material properties brings the interfaces as a point of focus in their own right. The intense visual experience creates a tension between the work and the perception of the viewer and reveals a deep reflection on the relation between the digital and physical realms and how these connect to the structure of the universe we live in.
City (2014) Bo Wu
Inspired by images of architecture and urbanism, Bo has experimented with visual references of London in juxtaposition with his hometown JiNan, in ShanDong province, China. The mixed media covered on thick layers of acrylic bring up rich textures on the surface of little squares and rectangles.The composition is tangible and its rich texture is almost an invite to be sensed. It belongs to the physical. Nevertheless, when considered alongside the other pieces in this exhibition, different relations can be established with this work. The physical squares bear resemblance to the structure of pixels that are so often present in our digital world. We begin to wonder how we would perceive these pixels if they were presented in a different way, on a macroscopic scale.
Fiction (2015) Luca Argel
“I foresee that, as poetry adapts to the millennial condition of such innovative technology, a poem might soon resemble a weird genre of science-fiction, and a poet might become a breed of technician working in a linguistic laboratory.” Canadian Poet Christian Bök. The video is a screen capture, showing a performance on Google translator with the word “fiction” being translated from one language to another and so on until it goes back to the original language as the word “science”. Permeated by the field of the conceptual poetry, this piece is about the linguistic experience in relation to technology. The main feature in this piece is the fault, the communication failure. It invites the viewer to challenge the computer-generated output.
Luca Argel [Brazil, 1988] [www.lucaargel.tumblr.com] Luca Argel is graduated in Music, has studied Contemporary Art afterwards and now is about to finish his MA in Literature at the University of Porto, in Portugal, where he lives and works. Poetry and Music are strong elements in his creative practice. He has published the poetry books “Esqueci de fixar o grafite (I forgot to fix the graphite), 2012; “Livro de Reclamações”/(Complaint book) 2014; and “Topadas no Escuro”/(Stubbing in the darkness), 2015. Gabriel Mansfield [United Kingdom, 1992] [www.gabrielmansfield.co.uk] Gabriel Mansfield lives and works in London and has just completed his BA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths University, earning a 1st Class Degree with Honours. His practice, which combines diverse multimedia and sculptural techniques, concerns the intangible and the uncanny. A recurring theme is the importance of patience and curiosity in the contemporary culture of immediacy. Gabriel Molina [Canada, 1992] [www.gabrielmolina.tumblr.com] Gabriel Molina earned his BA in Fine Arts at the University of Alberta in 2013: He has organized exhibitions and has shown work throughout Edmonton, Alberta, and completed a mural commission for the city in 2014. He has worked in painting, sculpture, drawing and is now focusing on digital photography, video, and creating GIFs. Gabriel is studying at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, UK, for his MA in Fine Arts. His work has recently been featured in Less Common magazine, as well as the inaugural issue of Aegir Magazine. Bo Wu [China, 1986] [www.wubo.co] Originally from China, Bo Wu graduated with a BA from Jinan University before coming to London to study for a MA in Fine Art at the Chelsea College of Arts and Design. Bo uses a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, water-colour and video to explore issues on social pressure, personal values and modern society and has exhibited throughout London since arriving in 2014.
Published to accompany the exhibition Intertwined Perception at LV Gallery [10 July - 31 July 2015] Curated by Cecilia Vilela
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