Group show
ICH WERFE EINEN BLICK
March 7, 2009 – April 25, 2009
WIDMER+THEODORIDIS contemporary is pleased to present this group exhibition with six artists from Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Works in the media photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media will be shown.
‘To have a look at’ tries by this small composition to show that what one sees might only reveal a conclusion in the second glance and maybe even then only part of it. The relativity of the visual characteristics implies the context for an analysis.
Six different positions that engage in looks and variations of the vision. Positions that demonstrate that the first look doesn’t necessarily reveal any disclosure, that the look might be deceived or, that it might be rejected. The look as an instrument to approach visually the outside world, however only two-dimensional, fails in the first attempt to sort the vision.
Irritations are being caused by multiple and different descriptions of the same object. Portraits are being painted over, fragments emerge at a different place and fuzzy, unclear pictures allow only a conclusion by their sheer plurality. Some objects and models reflect the glance and mock the photographer. In one case only the title of the work indicates what the surface doesn’t at first.
Gregor Gaida lives and works in Bremen. He has studied at the ‘Hochschule für Künste, Bremen’. His work was shown internationally and is being presented at art fairs.
Niklas Goldbach from Berlin has studied Photography at the University of Bielefeld and received a Master degree from the University of Arts, Berlin. His work was shown internationally. In 2008 he participated at the Residence Program of ‘Palais de Tokyo, Paris’.
Matthias Liechti from Olten studied at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and is still in training.
Paul Lipp lives and works in Lucerne and has graduated from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. His work was shown nationally.
Antonio Santin lives and works in Berlin, he has graduated from ‘Universidad Complutense de Madrid’ and continued his studies in Athens. His works are being shown by different galleries and presented on art fairs.
Franz Wassermann lives and works in Innsbruck. His works and projects are being presented internationally. The latest projects ‘Temporäres Denkmal’ and ‘Narben/Scars’ gained broader attention in Austria.
Six different positions that engage in looks and variations of the vision. Positions that demonstrate that the first look doesn’t necessarily reveal any disclosure, that the look might be deceived or, that it might be rejected. The look as an instrument to approach visually the outside world, however only two-dimensional, fails in the first attempt to sort the vision.
Irritations are being caused by multiple and different descriptions of the same object. Portraits are being painted over, fragments emerge at a different place and fuzzy, unclear pictures allow only a conclusion by their sheer plurality. Some objects and models reflect the glance and mock the photographer. In one case only the title of the work indicates what the surface doesn’t at first.
Gregor Gaida lives and works in Bremen. He has studied at the ‘Hochschule für Künste, Bremen’. His work was shown internationally and is being presented at art fairs.
Niklas Goldbach from Berlin has studied Photography at the University of Bielefeld and received a Master degree from the University of Arts, Berlin. His work was shown internationally. In 2008 he participated at the Residence Program of ‘Palais de Tokyo, Paris’.
Matthias Liechti from Olten studied at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and is still in training.
Paul Lipp lives and works in Lucerne and has graduated from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. His work was shown nationally.
Antonio Santin lives and works in Berlin, he has graduated from ‘Universidad Complutense de Madrid’ and continued his studies in Athens. His works are being shown by different galleries and presented on art fairs.
Franz Wassermann lives and works in Innsbruck. His works and projects are being presented internationally. The latest projects ‘Temporäres Denkmal’ and ‘Narben/Scars’ gained broader attention in Austria.
