TransArts - Vadim Fishkin: LIGHT MATTERS
Eine
Veranstaltung von TransArts - Transdisziplinäre Kunst
“Light Matters” is a talk trough a selection
of my own works, and the title already proposes a multi-layered readings/meanings - both words in the title have namely a
double meaning in English. The talk will be mainly around light and gravity, about the ephemeral and the entirely physical
at the same time.
"..Vadim Fishkin works in an unique postconceptual
tradition which is intimately linked to technology and current scientific developments.
However, any interest in technology
and science is less a direct result of an engagement in these domains themselves than a by-product of what they can tell us
about ourselves and such perennial issues as the search for faith and meaning, and the sense of futility known to
reward
such human enterprises. Indeed, in Fishkin’s practice, technology is granted a compact narrative and allegorical power, not
to
mention an absurd and poignant poetry. And although Fishkin embraces the futility of technology, foregrounding the
fatuity of the
human desires and ambitions that animate it, he does it with a sharp and theatrical humor, ultimately
imbuing it with a redemptive lightness.." Chris Sharp
Vadim Fishkin (born 1965 in Penza,
USSR) lived in Moscow until 1996; he currently lives and works in Ljubljana. His work explores the relationships between science,
personal experience, desire, and the imagination, between metaphysics and pragmatism, and between the artificial and the real.
The artist succeeds in uncovering subtle connections that arouse viewers’ curiosity, yet leaves them guessing
about the
ultimate meaning. Fishkin’s main area of investigation is science and its study methods as he uses technological advances
for essentially poetic purposes and many of his works are informed by his distinctive sense of humor. His work has been presented
in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including at four Venice Biennials (in 1995, 2003, 2005 and 2017); the 1st Valencia
Biennial; the Manifesta 1, Rotterdam; the Manifesta 10, Saint Petersburg; the 3rd Istanbul Biennial; ; Casino Luxembourg,
Luxembourg; the Secession, Vienna; Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris; FRAC Lorraine, Metz; Moderna galerija, Ljubljana,
Galerija Gregor Podnar, Ljubljana; Galerija Škuc, Ljubljana; Contemporary Art Center, Moscow; ; Martin-Gropius- Bau, Berlin;
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; Palazzo dell Ragione, Milano; BAWAG Foundation, Vienna; ZKM, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe;
MACRO Museum for Contemporary Art, Rome; the Drawing Center, New York; 9th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai.
www.vadimfishkin.si
