In Bangkok, Thailand
Two abstract woodcuts of mine (Wicklow Mountains and City On A Rainy Day) are presented at the Woodcut Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition . Both works belong to a previous work period.It is also for the first time that any kind of work of mine is presented in Thailand
Woodcut Printmaking Workshop and Exhibition
11-30 September 2023
BTU Gallery Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Bangkokthonburi University,
16/10 Leabklongtaweewatana Rd. 10170 Bangkok, Thailand
From a white ribbon to a line of white, red, green, “ 9050”A Land Art Installation
Rumpenheimer Kunsttage (Rumpenheimer Art Days)
15 September 2023 opening
17 - 18 September 2023
Schlosspark Rumpenheim
Rumpenheim, 63075 Offenbach, Germany
(Organized by Kunst.Ort.Rumpenheim e.V)
About „9050” A Line of white, red, green
The installation made of jute ribbons and trees has several meanings. Making invisible boundaries and space visible – showing connections, how things are connected to one another. The relationships and connections between humans and nature. The idea arises that everything is connected to one another and that connections can be made visible. What influence does the environment have on the object and how does the object affect the environment? The highlighting of individual objects, in this case a single tree, from the crowd through individual marking. But in the end, all of these marked trees form a group and form a unit despite the individuality in the patterns.
At first glance it doesn't seem noticeable. The trees with the jute ribbons form a baseline that runs through the installation. In one part the line follows a diagonal zigzag course and in the second part of the installation it follows a straight line. Because I had never had the experience that life and thoughts running in a straight line. A side effect is caused by the sunlight shining through the leaves. It creates an ever changing play of shadows and light on the ribbons, which makes them even more visible and distinctive. As I already mentioned, this is the longest (largest) installation that I have created so far.
A White Ribbon
A simple, narrow white ribbon as the starting point for a new land art installation that is spread over 120 meters and is therefore one of the largest and longest installations I have created to date.
The installation is created in the context of the Rumpenheim Art Days (Rumpenheimer Kunsttage) in the castle park of Rumpenheim, a suburb of Offenbach, Germany.
(Rumpenheimer Kunsttage 15/09/23-17/09/23)
Imago Fest
06.09.2023 – 09.09.2023
open Fri. - Sat. 11 – 14 h and Thu.16 -21 h
Grosso Modo ,31 Alfasi St., Tel Aviv - Jaffa, Israel
Grosso Modo Gallery and Artists Collective is pleased to present the first International Imago Video Fest, which deals with the written/spoken word and its connection to the world of visuals. The exhibition shows video art , small graphic work and artists books
My most recent video work “You Get...teG uoY” is screened at the festival.
The title of the work refers to the phrase “You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense” The sentence belongs to a book of the same title by the American poet Charles Bukowski (1920-1994). The work focus on an individual in a phase and state of being alone.
In addition, the sentence has a strong autobiographical connection to my person. Being alone isn't always painful, but it can be complex and challenging. We may be in a period of longing for companionship and change, but we also need to ask ourselves whether the process of longing and belonging to a social setting has begun or whether we end up intentionally avoiding all belonging and attachment to anyone
The new video contains written and a spoken text which is an exception within my video works.
VOCI DI NOTTE 2023 – "LIBERTÀ"
In general, it is an annual literary festival with this year's theme Freedome (LIBERTÀ).
However, in recent years there has also been an art exhibition as an accompanying programme.
Two of my photographic works will be presented in the art exhibition.
2nd of September, 2023 Opening and award ceremony, concert, art exhibition Venue: ECHORAMA Association, Via Principe 3/5, Vallegioliti, 15020 Villamiroglio, (AL), Italy
A ferry to….
The exhibition will open to the public on Thursday, August 31st, 2023, at 18:00.
It will run until September 7th, 2023, and will be accessible 24 hours a day
at the Floisvou Marina, in Faliro
Venue: Floisvou Marina,(tram stop Trocadero), Faliro,175 61 Athens, Greece
The motif of my exhibited photo work with a crossing ferry in Narail, Bangladesh makes a distant reference to the marina... boats, water and ports
The festival aims to showcase the work of Greek and International photographers, but also to highlight the contemporary artistic trends prevailing today in the field of photography internationally.
After long time I rearranged my ETSY shop which displays prints and photo work: https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/jgvisualprojects
At
the same time I want to try something new and created a series of
small Giclee/Digital Prints for the shop. The prints come with a
limited edition and signature. Furthermore each prints is available
in three different formats 20x20cm / 25x25 cm / 30x30 cm. Delivery
cost are already included in the price. There is a short video about the
prints
The Voices In My Head will be aired on RADIOPHRENIA
Radio Art Transmission Across Glasgow 87.9FM
Broadcasts will commence at midnight on the 20th August and will continue, 24 hours a day, until midnight on the 3rd of September, 2023.
My sound piece will be aired in program part Short 35, 27st Augustus 10-11 pm and in program part Short 42, 3rd September 2023 10-11 pm
RADIOPHRENIA is an artist run FM radio station broadcasting intermittently from the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland and online.
Radiophrenia is also broadcast on Resonance Extra via their webstream and on DAB+ Digital Radio in Brighton & Hove, central Bristol, Cambridge, Greater London and Norwich.
As in previous years, the majority of the program will consist of a selection of international sound art and radio works.
About “The Voices In My Head”
The sound piece focuses on an unseen but real situation. The theme and sounds are based and relate to the voices and sounds I've been hearing in my head almost constantly for many years. Caused by medical and mental issues. It's a simple attempt of a field trip into my head and to approach sound and noise from another level and place. Under certain circumstances, the voices in my head are capable of creating a temporary space in which things are they behave, act and interact differently, disobeying the normal rules of everyday life
https://on.soundcloud.com/2CoL9
Radiophrenia is an accumulation, rather than an overarching theme or idea, brought together through a common medium: live events, produced commissions, live studio performances, compilations of short works, long form works, documentaries, field recordings, experimental music, sound art, drama, poetry and (perhaps mostly) lots of material that lies in between or beyond. At times recordings blend together, at others they are punctuated by an announcer’s voice. Ongoing and literally refreshing, becoming anew with each work, each space of reception.”
One of my photographic works from my Portfolio “I can not see” is published in in 40th edition of the haus-a-rest art zine with the theme “Barrier”
haus-a-rest is an art zine form the UK. Focusing on visual art and writing. The zine started in 2021 and runs monthly with a certain subject
The 40th edition is just published and focus on the theme “what does a barrier mean to you”
Editors :Jenna Fox & Nicola Rodgers
Prior notice
Rumpenheimer Kunstage / Rumpenheim Art Days
Sat. 16 September - Sun. 17 September 2023.
63075 Offenbach, Rumpenheim, Germany
I will create a land art installation in the Rumpenheim Castle Park (Schlosspark) for the Kunstage
https://www.kunst-ort-rumpenheim.de/
My lino print 7374 from the portfolio Red Zen is on display at:
"HOCHDRUCK NOW 70 Years XYLON"
Kunstmuseum Reutlingen Spendhaus
23.07.2023 - 22.10.2023
Opening Sunday 23.07.2023 at 11 am.
Opening Times Thu. - Fri. 14-20 h / Wed, Sat, Sun, Holidays 11-18 h.
Spendhausstrasse 4
72764 Reutlingen , Germany
Curator Johannes Krause-Schenk
With works by selected artists, members and founding members of the printmakers association XYLON Germany. XYLON Germany focus on woodcutting and relief printing and is one of the most renowned initiatives that was founded in post-war Germany in the 1950
The associations wants to bundle and network artistic positions that set new impulses in their examination of letterpress, especially woodcuts, and thus expand the medium to include important contemporary aspects. In conjunction of the scientific and curatorial work of the art museum, the oldest printed medium maintained and further developed.
My motive “Darkness” was selected for the Postcard Edition:
À noite, todos os gatos são pardos
At night, all cats are gray
Collective Photography Exhibition + Release Postcard Edition
15.07.2023 – 23.09.2023
Opening 15 July 2023, 15.00 h.
Atelier Obscura
Rua de Porto de Mós n.107 loja A, 2415-784 Leiria, Portugal
While going through the postcards, the attentive gaze of the viewer reveals what lies beyond the visible, while the photographic images make us reflect on how we see and represent reality. In the shadows of the night, cats become gray, and in photography, subjective interpretation reveals hidden variations. It is in this sense that we emphasize the importance of looking beyond appearances and questioning our own perception of reality.
"The Plant" Live Performance, 13 minutes
During the exhibition and final presentation of the 16th International Workshop Week Symposium in Lüben, I also presented a new live performance. I have performed three times, once on Saturday July 8th and twice on July 9th 2023. Actually the performance is based on a video performance that I had tried out in May this year during the Pedvale project in Pedvale, Latvia
The work, like the two installation works I created during the symposium, has a philosophical approach, based on Buddhist and Zen thoughts, but at the same time containing autobiographical elements. It is a live performance with deliberate movements and without words. To reflect the concept of dignity in relation to time, stillness, the power of solitude and the fact that every living being and every object has its dignity.
Photos : Vincent Grahn
