Two exhibition
dal 10/9/2015 al 8/10/2015
Segnalato da
10/9/2015
Two exhibition
Galerie de l'Uqam, Montreal
Patricia Piccinini presents 'Another Life' a parodies monstrosity and demonstrativeness as a kind of apocalyptic precursor. Anne-Renee Hotte presents 'Solistes' an installation of video canvases whose cadence is created through a symbiosis of landscapes and human activity.
Patricia Piccinini. Another Life
curated by: Joan Fontcuberta
On a planet that has been invaded, not by aliens but by images, Patricia Piccinini questions our future as humans. And in doing so, she avoids the monstrous image to concentrate on the image of the monster: monstrum, monstrare. The monster is revealed.
Piccinini parodies monstrosity and demonstrativeness as a kind of apocalyptic precursor. In her surprising and captivating universe, forms drawn from biology and aesthetics swing between Frankenstein and Walt Disney, Pixar and H. R. Giger, and The Island of Dr. Moreau and Dolly the sheep. In the artist’s native Australia, the fauna has evolved endogenously to produce species not found anywhere else in the world. How long will these animals survive if their environments are threatened? As if on a rescue mission, Piccinini has conjured up a new species whose role is to protect endangered creatures. This gesture reminds us that life increasingly pushes the boundaries of nature, resulting in implants, in vitro fertilization, cloning, biotechnology, mutations – in short, genetic tinkering.
Another Life conveys a sense of fascination and horror of the monstrous when it permeates everyday life, as an embodiment of the Freudian uncanny. If human beings are animals that know how and are able to smile, as George Steiner stated, what does post-humanity have in store for us? Will we be able to reject the new barbarism? In all likelihood, we will be capable of doing so only by opting to humanize technology, rather than technologize people.
----
Anne-Renée Hotte. Solistes
Solistes is an installation of video canvases whose cadence is created through a symbiosis of landscapes and human activity. Orchestrated to create a rhythmic progression, through the alternation and juxtaposition of images and their soundtrack, the scenes projected in the gallery space explore the concept of a global community through a diversity of harmonious and dissonant elements. Uniting these sequences is a disjointed symphony that combines irregular breathing with the soft rustle of leaves.
Image: Patricia Piccinini, Sitting Room, 2.30pm, from The Fitzroy Series, 2011, C-Type photograph
Opening: Friday, September 11 at 7 pm
Galerie de l'UQAM
Université du Québec à Montréal,
1400 rue Berri, Suite J-R120
Tue - Sat 12pm to 6pm