Nika Spalinger
dal 15/4/2004 al 16/5/2004
Segnalato da
15/4/2004
Nika Spalinger
Para Site Art Space, Hong Kong
The forthcoming exhibition, Travel Agency, deals with the phenomena of Tourism, a profitable and lucrative industry. Increased wealth and leisure-time, along with affordable travel has enabled many from wealthier countries to travel freely. Spalinger's investigation is fuelled by multiple questions; Why do people travel? Who travels? What do tourists expect? What is expected from them? How does tourism affect the world? What is the relationship between the Visitor and the Visited?
Travel Agency
Site-specific multimedia - installation
Para/Site Art Space is proud to present images and site-specific
multimedia-installation works by Swiss artist, Nika Spalinger, multimedia artist
and professor at the Lucerne School of Art+Design (HGK). Spalinger has exhibited
in numerous solo and group shows throughout Europe and USA.
The forthcoming exhibition, Travel Agency, deals with the phenomena of Tourism,
a profitable and lucrative industry. Increased wealth and leisure-time, along
with affordable travel has enabled many from wealthier countries to travel
freely. Spalinger's investigation is fuelled by multiple questions; Why do
people travel? Who travels? What do tourists expect? What is expected from them?
How does tourism affect the world? What is the relationship between the Visitor
and the Visited?
For millions of travelers, most are driven by the promise of the ultimate
holiday experience and the 'unexpected'! However, there are as many people who
travel for business as those who are forced to travel in attempts to search for
better living conditions. But whether in desire or out of necessity, the
journeys of these travelers intersect in many ways. In her work, Spalinger
attempts to reveal these crossing-points through acute observations of the
different kinds of travelers in this global age of moving-around.
There are also many similarities between art and tourism. Both often use imagery
that promises unlimited individual freedom; the discovery of the new; exotic
locations; beauty; excitement and endless pleasure, although in reality ' in
both cases ' the truth can be quite different. To what extent, then, do these
idealized images obstruct our view, our real experiences in both the world of
traveling and in our own imaginations?
In Travel Agency, Spalinger will attempt to enter into dialogue with Hong Kong
in a site-specific installation, offering the audience a super cheap but
enjoyable 'trip'?.
Exhibition Opening: Friday 16 April 2004, 6-8pm.
For further details: Cindy or Carol at Para/Site Art Space: 2517 4620
Para/Site Art Space
G/F, 2 Po Yan Street
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Gallery hours: 12 ' 7 pm (Wed to Sun)
(closed on Mon, Tue & public holidays)