Solo show, E-Werk, Freiburg im Breisgau, DE, 2020
Acrobatic Painting, 500 x 600 x 800 cm, installation, oil on linen, canvas, wood, cardboard and paper, collected and painted objects, typed roll of canvas, spray on plaster and cardboard
Acrobatic Painting 2, 160 x 110 cm, oil on linen, 2020
Untitled, variable dimensions, oil on paper and wooden frame, Plexiglas, Indian ink and graphite on paper, aluminium, nylon, 2020
Acrobatic Painting 1, 160 x 110 cm, oil on linen, 2020
Untitled, 28 x 20 x 2 cm, oil on paper and wooden frame, linen roll, 2020
Exploring shapes and forms through observation of acrobats, gymnasts, and athletes, done in a series of paintings and drawings. The exploration is inspired by music listened to during lockdown. Several album covers that also depict human figures in absurd positions were used as models.
During the opening night, a text oscillating between automatic writing and whimsical interpretation is performed by Selma Kahoul.
Lastly, it’s a physical exploration happening in, and around the exhibition space because of the numerous to and fro trips the artist had to make between his place of work and artistic residency. Artefacts found and kept in the Kabuff (“storage room” in German) were collected over the months. In contrast to the reality of the current cultural world, the collection is presented in a completely constraint free from.
Script: Sylvain Gelewski
Performance: Selma Kahoul
Soundtrack playlist:
Yarraville Bird Phone, Clark, 2019
My Name is Nobody, Ennio Morricone, 1973
SYLVAIN GELEWSKI 