Aurelien Froment
dal 7/7/2009 al 15/8/2009
Segnalato da
7/7/2009
Aurelien Froment
Gasworks Gallery, London
Froebel Suite. The exhibition continues the artist's ongoing reflection on the function and semantic power of images. Having previously worked as a projectionist, Aurelien Froment remains interested in cinematography and in how the production of knowledge varies according to the way images are sequenced.
Aurélien Froment's first solo exhibition in a UK public space, continues the artist's ongoing reflection on the function and semantic power of images. Having previously worked as a projectionist, Aurélien Froment remains interested in cinematography and in how the production of knowledge varies according to the way images are sequenced.
At Gasworks, Froment presents new works that turn images and objects into the subjects of scrutiny. In these works, a brick, a maritime knot and the image of the boat on the hill taken from Werner Herzog's film Fitzcarraldo (1982) are presented out of their own contexts and dissected in a series of sequential photographs or, as it is the case with the latter work, through a conversation between the artist and Herzog.
Another piece within the installation is Cinemeccanica, a free-standing wall with a glass window from which one can see the gallery from the perspective of a projectionist. This piece gives the exhibition a new reading and highlights how each work functions within a wider narrative.
These works illustrate the idea of “education through self-activity”, championed by the German 19th century educationalist Friedrich Froebel, best known for developing the kindergarten model. Froebel, who lends his name to the title of the exhibition, believed that the acquisition of knowledge is achieved through a series of steps, each requiring a level of interaction. It is this process of active learning that gives viewers of the exhibition the opportunity to create different narratives and forms of engagement with the surrounding space.
A further element of the exhibition is Like the cow jumped over the moon, a booklet edited by Aurélien Froment, designed by Åbäke and co-published by Gasworks and Dent-De-Leone. Based on an interview between Aurélien Froment and Werner Herzog, the publication focuses on the image of the ship on the hill, which symbolises Fitzcarraldo's plot and the myth that has surrounded the film and its production. The booklet is available for sale at £3 in the gallery.
Image: Werner Herzog (detail), 2002, Scale model, mixed media, 75 x 200 x 160 cm, Collections Fonds national d'art contemporain, Paris
Opening: Wednesday 8 July 2009, 6.30-9pm
Gasworks Gallery
155 Vauxhall Street - London
Opening Times:
Wed-Sun 12-6pm or by appointment
Free admission