Julia Rometti und Victor Costales
dal 17/6/2014 al 23/8/2014
Segnalato da
17/6/2014
Julia Rometti und Victor Costales
Kunsthalle Basel, Basel
Vamoose, all cacti jut torrid nites. In their sculptural installations the artists combine natural objects like vulcanic rocks and Amazonian seeds with industrial material like concrete floor tiles bearing scientific patterns or transform these natural materials into domestic objects like curtains.
On June 18, 2014, Kunsthalle Basel will open the first solo exhibition of the artist duo Julia Rometti (1975 Nice, France) and Victor Costales (1974 Minsk, Belarus) in Switzerland.
Julia Rometti and Victor Costales treat nature as a space for inscription of philosophical and literary narratives in which natural forms become the agents. In their sculptural installations the artists combine natural objects like vulcanic rocks and Amazonian seeds with industrial material like concrete floor tiles bearing scientific patterns or transform these natural materials into domestic objects like curtains.
Furthermore they make use of appropriated and own photographs and films as well as of literary and scientific essays to refer to specific topics.
The narratives thus created deal with the idea of cultural transfer taking shape in different appearances, from abstract signs to symbolic materialisation in objects or images, including the creation of semi-factual and semi-fictional characters und concepts.
The exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Martin Hatebur and Isaac Dreyfus-Bernheim Stiftung
Image: Julia Rometti and Victor Costales, Tamtruyt Tamkunt, 2013. Model for a berber carpet, 4 inkjet prints, 60cm x 42cm. Courtesy the artists and Jousse Entreprise, Paris
Opening: 18 June 2014, 7pm
Kunsthalle Basel
Steinenberg 7, Basel
Opening hours: Tue/Wed/Fri 11am–6pm · Thu 11am–8.30pm · Sat/Sun 11am–5pm
Admission: CHF 10.-/6.- incl. S AM Swiss Architecture Museum