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7/2/2013

Jeremie Gindre / Claudia Comte

Fri Art - Kunsthalle Fribourg, Fribourg

Jeremie Gindre

Image Canyon

Conceived as a path meandering through a spectacular canyon, Jérémie Gindre’s exhibition presents us sculptures, drawings, paintings and tourist signs. The starting point of the itinerary is a cliff – possibly the one looming over Fri Art, or the one which Lewis and Clark described while travelling up the Missouri River in 1803 during their famous expedition through the still-unknown western territories of America. “We have encountered several rocks resembling wood” wrote the explorers in a bafflingly simple statement. The quote was picked up by Jérémie Gindre in a painting-cum-text echoing a collection of petrified boards, setting the tone for a series of singular geographical discoveries. It also evokes pareidolia, an tendency to discern familiar figures – often human or animal – in all sorts of abstract objects such as rocks. Acting as a backdrop to the exhibition, these potential visions haunt the four stage-rooms of Image Canyon. A panorama emerges under a mixed lighting: the dawn of discovery and the high noon of tourism.

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Claudia Comte

X,Y,Z

As the title of the exhibition states, Claudia Comte uses the basic elements of the mathematical system of Cartesian coordinates to embark the spectator on her journey. The flat screen that defines our representation of the world thus becomes a pleated setting. In this exhibition, the artist condensates a fair amount of research while giving us a few hints regarding the possible modes of assembly relating to several of her projects – which are far less disparate than the diversity of their production tends to suggest. This journey introduces us to paintings on cut-out frames, sculptures, a mural painting, installation elements and a video. However, far from skirting the questions pertaining to her low-tech (not to say – caustically - retro-futuristic and artisanal) mode of production of the objects, their unfurling in three consecutive stages allow the visitor’s gaze to wander further still. From one end to the other, the artist takes us on a rollercoaster ride, delighting in the upside down effects she imposes up on us.Claudia Comte weaves a crafty setting that opens up to all possibilities - one that could easily be lifted up to escape and follow her. Claudia Comte (*1983) was born in Lausanne. She lives and works in Berlin, and is represented by LangeBolt, Zurich.


Opening Friday Feb. 8th, 6 pm

Fri Art - Kunsthalle Fribourg
Petites-Rames 22 - Fribourg
Wed-Fri 12-6 PM Sat-Sun 2-5 PM Thu free entry 6-8 PM Guided visits on request
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