The Biography of Images
dal 7/5/2013 al 16/8/2013
Segnalato da
Thomas Freiler
Kruger & Pardeller
Tatiana Lecomte
Christian Mayer
Sissa Micheli
Anita Witek
Arni Haraldsson
Tim Lee
Kyla Mallett
Jayce Salloum
Kevin Schmidt
Elizabeth Zvonar
Sabine Bitter
Ruth Horak
7/5/2013
The Biography of Images
Audain Gallery SFU Woodward's, Vancouver
Parallel Biographies. The exhibitions brings together artists from Vienna and Vancouver. Every photograph has a background story linking its creator and the circumstances of its production: what traces of production are still visible? Once such questions are asked, a biography of the image can be written.
The exhibition includes work by Thomas Freiler, Krüger & Pardeller, Tatiana Lecomte, Christian Mayer, Sissa Micheli, and Anita Witek from Vienna, and Arni Haraldsson, Tim Lee, Kyla Mallett, Jayce Salloum, Kevin Schmidt, and Elizabeth Zvonar from Vancouver.
Curated by Sabine Bitter and Ruth Horak
The Biography of Images: Parallel Biographies is the third in a series of group exhibitions from the Austrian Federal Photography Collection, in this case bringing together artists from Vienna and Vancouver. Every photograph has a background story linking its creator and the circumstances of its production: what decisions were made, what steps were rejected, what traces of production are still visible? Once such questions are asked, a biography of the image can be written.
In taking a comparative look at these artists, parallels can be drawn in the questions asked through their work. What traces has modernist architecture left in the world? Why is each photograph a reflection of its media? Why is working with archives and collage a consequence of working with printed media? Corollaries, which could be categorized as largely conceptual, exist between the works’ different locales and approaches as they explore these and other related questions.
The Biography of Images: Parallel Biographies is presented with support from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture (BMUKK).
Image: Krüger & Pardeller, The Tower of Shadows, Le Corbusier, Chandigarh, 1965 (courtesy Hasso Hohmann), 2005. Pigment print, 78 x 102 cm. Courtesy of the Austrian Federal Photography Collection.
Artist Talk with Anita Witek and Christian Mayer: May 8, 6:00pm, Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre.
Exhibition Tour with Ruth Horak: May 9, 6:00pm, Audain Gallery.
Artist Talk with Kyla Mallett and Elizabeth Zvonar: June 6, 6:00pm, Audain Gallery.
Artist Talk with Arni Haraldsson and Jayce Salloum: July 18, 6:00pm, Audain Gallery.
Press contact:
Heather Kennedy, Media Relations - SFU Woodward’s, 604.723.2562, heatherkennedy.vcr@gmail.com
For Simon Fraser University informations:
Susan Jamieson-McLarnon, SFU PAMR, 778.782.5151, jamieson@sfu.ca
Opening reception May 8, 7:00PM
Audain Gallery
Simon Fraser University, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings, Vancouver BC, Canada V6B 5K3
Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 pm
Free