17/9/2010
Vanessa Safavi
Chert, Berlin
Between a Tree and a Plastic Chair. For her first solo exhibition at Chert, Vanessa Safavi concentrates on an installation which sets up a peculiar scenario in the gallery. Consisting of a new series of prints and an installation in the downstairs part of the gallery, the exhibition melts together references and materials coming from opposite cultures and fields, without declaring the victory of one over the other.
For her first solo exhibition at Chert, Vanessa Safavi (Lausanne 1980,
lives and works between Berlin and Basel) concentrates on an
installation which sets up a peculiar scenario in the gallery.
Consisting of a new series of prints and an installation in the
downstairs part of the gallery, the exhibition melts together
references and materials coming from opposite cultures and fields,
without declaring the victory of one over the other. Death vs life,
industry vs nature, richness vs poverty. An ongoing battle between
nihilism and positivism, where both aspects retain the same emphasis
and relevance.
Vanessa Safavi graduated at University of Arts, Lausanne in 2007. Her
recent exhibitions include "Wandering Works", Claudia Groefflin,
Zürich (CH), "NEO", Naphtaline, Lausanne (CH), "DOM-TOM",
zwanzigquadrameter, Berlin. Her works were shown in the group
exhibitions "Strange Comfort, (Afforded by the Profession)",
Kunsthalle, Basel (CH) and "EN MIROIR, PROJECTION SUR LE FOLKLORE",
Kunsthalle Fri-Art, Freiburg (D). In the nearest future Safavi will be
represented at the shows "That’s all Folklore", CRAC Alsace, Altkirch
(F), "Wood you rather…", K3 – Project Space, Zürich (CH).
Opening Reception Saturday, September 18, 2010, 7 - 10PM
Chert
Skalitzerstrasse 68 - Berlin
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 6pm
admission free