above: Guitar Constellation – Der alte Weg, 2013ink, mixed techniques, Gibson Explorer
customized on paper 147 x 117,5 cm
Photo: Artothek Cologne
bb15 – Space for Contemporary Art is pleased to host the project ‘Relegation’ in October 2018 at its venue in the famous Austrian media-center Linz. With Relegation_flexus the Luxembourg artist Catherine Lorent translates complex Baroque strategies into a total work of art, creating an audio-visual environment for the bb15. This work is an adapted version of a series, which she developed for the Luxembourg pavilion of the 55th Biennale in Venice 2013.
„It is literally an immersion into what I would call a constellation,
an atmospheric space. In any case, Relegation simultaneously
engages the eye and the ear; there is no gap between the two.
Nothing is detached or deferred. Everything is open and
instantaneous. What I try to create is an immediate
emotion.” (Catherine Lorent)
The project title flexus refers to the old name of the city, that in Roman times was named Lentia, of celtic origin, Lentos, what means ‚curve‘ of its inspirational source – the blue Danube, one of Europe greatest rivers. Lorent loves to create new associations with the particular history of the place where Relegation is staged, nourished by the idea of translation– into curves of sound and interactive ways of communication with new publics.
bb15 is an alternative, non-commercial location for the arts, which encourages experimental approaches. With roughly 100m2 in the city centre , bb15 provides a regular program of exhibitions, performances, workshops, discussions and concerts. Alongside the main program of events, stand alone solo and group exhibitions are also hosted. In addition the space is regularly used in-house as studio and place of production. International co-operations with similar institutions as well as an annual artist in residence- program concludes the repertoire.
Relegation_flexus is curated by the Austrian art-and media theoretic Daniela Wageneder-Stelzhammer. During her stay the artist has the opportunity to meet with other international artists helping to foster artistic exchange to further inspire the project, inter alia with a talk at the University of Art and Design Linz.
The exhibition opening and performance take place at October 2nd, 19:30 and lasts until October 5rd.
bb15
Artist Talk at Kunstuniversität Linz
Domgasse 1, 4. Stock, Raum DO 0425
October 4th, 17:00
Baumbachstraße 15
4020 Linz
http://bb15.at
RELEGATION_flexus is sponsored by
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