Marisa Maza
dal 20/1/2009 al 20/2/2009
Segnalato da
20/1/2009
Marisa Maza
Uqbar - projectspace, Berlin
"training_sculpture" deals with the relationship between space, gender and the body, in the context of sports. Maza presents new works, developed with female athletes of the University of Florida, USA in 2008, against the backdrop of the Olympics. Partner Event of club transmediale.09.
The exhibtion by Berlin artist Marisa Maza (* in Madrid, Spain, lives and works in Berlin) continues the series of exhibitions on spatial concepts and contemporary architecture taking place at uqbar project space and is a Partner Event of club transmediale.09 – STRUCTURES, that takes place January 23 – 31, 2009 at Maria am Ostbahnhof, Berlin.
"training_sculpture" deals with the relationship between space, gender and the body, in the context of sports. Maza presents new works, developed with female athletes of the University of Florida, USA in 2008, against the backdrop of the Olympics. The videoworks show a scenery far from the common media coverage that usually just show the end result of a long process of exercise. The artist instead focuses on the training situation in order to reveal the imperfections, the endless repetiton, the physical work that precede the contest situation.
The first two videos, "training_sculpture #1, #2" (gymnastics and diving), that are on show at uqbar, demonstrate how the space of a training hall is defined by the movements of the athletes’ bodies: Space is treated here as being static, like a “visual sculpture”. The artist combines the two videos with a life-size potrait of a diver that she places in the shop window of the exhibition space.
The videos "training_sculpture (with ball) #3, #4" (tennis & softbasketball) are shown in a screeing situation together with the others of the series during the festival at Maria am Ostbahnhof. Here the distance between the observer and the athletes’ bodies becomes dissolved: The camera is focusing closely on the athletes’ bodies that are moving in and out of the picture, the importance and presence of the surrounding space are lost. Each video is complemented by a soundtrack composed by jayrope, Berlin, based on the original sound.
For further information see: http://www.clubtransmediale.de
Preview
February 26, 2009 Presentation of etc.galerie, Prague, at General Public, Berlin
February 27 – April 19, 2009 Small Structures Are Beautiful vol.2, solo show by Martin Kubíček, presented by etc.galerie, Prague
uqbar
a project by Projekt von Dorothee Bienert, Dortje Drechsel, Marina Sorbello, Antje Weitzel
Opening Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 7 p.m.
uqbar
Schwedenstr. 16 | D -13357 Berlin
Friday – Saturday, Sunday Wedding (01.02.) 14 – 18.30 and by appointment
With kind support of DEGEWO