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17/11/2014

Brigitte Stepputtis

Hanmi Gallery, London

We Are Stardust, 2014 is the new body of work by artist Brigitte Stepputtis in collaboration with London-based studio ScanLab. A combination of a cutting edge technology, which is mainly used to create virtual representations of buildings and cities, and a desire to achieve a new plasticity that ultimately leads to an innovative aesthetic. Her videos and images are mesmerizing to say the least, it is not only a deep feeling of timelessness what these pieces provoke but also the odd sensation of not knowing what one is really looking at.

ScanLAB Projects capture data using the latest 3D laser scanning technology to conduct pointcloud surveys. They effectively digitally map the world in 3D: everything from large scale cityspaces to small industrial components, using a range of laser scanning technologies including LIDAR and structured light.

In applying the cutting edge of technology to the portrayal of humans, Stepputtis and ScanLAB stretch the possibilities of data mapping nearly to the point of failure. The surround video of a couple in a mise-en-scene setting looks perfect at first glance until the scanning device fails to translate data and the figures begin to appear like hollow ash.

The work tests new ground in that it relies on technology devised to produce high level accuracy, yet results in a poetic reality which is both enchanting and haunting at the same time.

Brigitte Stepputtis lives and works in London. She is Head of Couture at Vivienne Westwood but also creates independent new media works. Recent shows include the Herrick gallery 2010, Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg 2011/12, The Gathering at Mytoro gallery, Hamburg with a./o. Jack Duplock, Marcus Coates, Jamie Shovlin 2013 and Hanmi Gallery, London, 2014.

ScanLAB Projects is a London based design studio experimenting with the potentials of large scale 3D scanning. They work internationally, taking hyper surveys of the world alongside scientists, activists, architects and filmmakers. ScanLAB’s work has been widely published, exhibited and broadcast internationally. Recent exhibitions included at Bergen KunstHall, Norway with the Otolith Group, ARKTIS at The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, NOISE at Surface Gallery, London, THING at CinemaXXI, Rome witrh Anouk De Clercq, and Frozen Relic at The Architectural Association, London.

Mat Ducasse a.k.a Matty Skylab has been making music since he released his first album Skylab #1, a collaboration with producers Howie B. and Japan’s Major Force, in 1994. He has worked as a writer, sound designer, producer, remixer, musician and DJ both solo and in collaborations ranging from pop producers Xenomania and William Orbit, Soundtrack and solo artist David Holmes, various spontaneous musicians and artists, scores of experimental bands, as well as collaborations with and soundtracks for installations by artists Abigail Lane, Tracey Emin, and C.A. Halpin as well as the Electronic Elvis Project with Paul Fryer. He has also exhibited his own paintings and short films. He currently lives in London and has begun work on his 1st movie soundtrack commission.

Opening: 18 November 6 - 9pm

Hanmi Gallery
30 Maple Street
Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday 12pm to 6pm

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