the work series bionic angel takes as its starting point the future transformation and technological control of human evolution.
rapid development in the field of so-called "g-r-i-n technologies" (genetics, robotics, information and nano-technologies) are changing our bodies, minds, memories, and identities, but also impact on our progeny.
these technologies all converge with the aim of enhancing human performance. prenatal genetic determination enables children to be built to plan. clone bodies become depositories for ersatz organs whilst manipulation of atomic structure creates new bodies which far outstrip the old ones in terms of robustness, elasticity and durability. the new bodies are adapted to the needs of the high-speed data highway. these developments based on genetic algorithms and neuronal networks mean that biological evolution can now be controlled; they open up the way to a new and superior form of existence for the human being.
such acts of transgression were already implicit in the idealised body images of greek mythology which the italian renaissance adopted as the perfect expression of radical transformation in terms of the understanding of body, mind and science - secular man became a utopian promise.
referring to such idealised body worlds from antiquity and the renaissance, the work series bionic angel takes up themes of metamorphosis from classical greek mythology as treated by the roman poet ovid. scenarios of creatures in the throes of transformation articulate the inevitability of genetic self-creation in the future of human history. the moment of metamorphosis itself serves as the key metaphor for the technology-driven transformation of the human body in its future post human and possibly immortal existence.
The exhibition represents a new challenge for the artist, enabling her personal sensibility to emerge, although it also marks the social aspect of her artistic quest. In her art, the collective nature of work is at the heart of a methodology based primarily on 'participation' rather than collaboration, where the artist plays the role of mediator (featuring).
Après sa participation à l’exposition collective “Découvrir-Confirmer” dédiée à la découverte de
jeunes artistes vivant et travaillant dans la région Rhône-Alpes Bénédicte REVERCHON avait réalisé
et présenté en exposition monographique, “Les lumièr...
Le thème de cette exposition se concentre principalement sur une approche de la montagne, de la transformation du paysage alpin et "portraits" de sommets, remarquables pour une raison ou pour une autre. Façonnage de la Nature laissant des empreintes, cônes de déjections d'avalanches, éblouis et fonte de glaciers. Des images NB et couleurs, tirages sur...
Organized by REDCAT Gallery Director and Curator Clara Kim and Doryun Chong, Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, this exhibition brings together the work of Seoul-based Korean artist Park Chan-Kyong and Tokyo/Kiev-based American artist Sean Snyder. The two artists first met in Germany in 2002, and their shared interest in North Korea and the poli...
Le travail photographique de Marc Dixon est un regard simple, fluide sur la matière et sur la nature. Ici, le photographe prend ses distances avec une esthétique pure. Ignorant la photographie naturaliste, Marc Dixon se penche sur l’abstraction et sur le plan rapproché pour guider le vagabond vers des formes floues et charnelles. La peinture n’est pas l’...
Encore sur Bordeaux jusqu'à fin Février,"5ans de photographie" sera présentée à la Minoterie de Mont De Marsan. L'exposition est une rétrospective des cinq premières années du travail de ce jeune photographe. Le passage à Mont de Marsan est donc hautement symbolique du fait que cette ville, soit sa ville natale.
Sofitel, fashion, photography, the United States and Europe : what a marvellous combination and magical bond between the capitals of the two continents!
The « Fashion Stills » show, designed and staged by Polka Galerie in ten Sofitel in North America and Europe, is a major international first. Four talented photographers have succeeded in capturing unique moments on the haute...
Sofitel célèbre la mode en Europe et en Amérique du Nord.
Sofitel, la mode, la photo, les Etats-Unis et l’Europe : quelle merveilleuse combinaison et quel lien magique entre les capitales des deux continents ! L’exposition « Si la Mode m’était Contée », imaginée et mise en scène par Polka Galerie dans ...