Here are some images during the opening and my work from the ongoing TRACES exhibition where I take part with five photographic works from the ongoing portfolio “Traces in many cities” and the two video works. “floating traces of empty worlds and time” and “nothing will remain as it was” The exhibition will still run until 27 october 2024 Im Museum of Nonconformist Art.
Photographers: Vera Bezrukova & Christina Moskvina.
Two of my video works "The Healing" and "The Plant" will presented virual and physical at Peaceful Action organized and curatored by PerfoArtnet
The virtual part of Peaceful Actions, opens on September 21, 2024 on the website https://perfoartnet.org/
The physical and life presentation will follow on October 15, Peaceful Actions will be exhibited in the exhibition hall of the ASAB District University in Bogotá Colombia, within the framework of the Rizomas International Meeting.
Throughout this month each work will be launched daily through PerfoArtnet networks.
PerFoArtNet2024 curators
Miguel Angel Gonzalez
Carolina Castillo
Fernando Pertuz
One of my photo works from my portfolio “Mia” will be presented at the:
19th International Biennial Festival Of Portrait Tulza 2024 - INTERBIFEP
18.09.2024 - 25.11.2024
Opening 18.09.2024, 20:00
Medunarodna galerija portreta II tulanske brigade br. 13 ,75000 Tulza, Bosnia – Herzegovina
INTERBIFEP is a biennial that focuses exclusively on the subject of portraiture. Reflected in many facets and techniques, such as photography, printmaking and painting. Organized by the Tulza Cultural Center Javna Ustanova
“a touch of shadows of time and harvest” Project for
ĀBOLOŠANA , Aizpute, Latvia 01.09.-15.09.2024
I created two specifically works and presented an existing work adapted to the site. The two special works include the video work “Ornaments of the Empty Times in Autumn”. The video was shot in the house at Atmodas iela 9, in Misiņkalnaparks and in the rural surroundings of the town of Aizpute. The house itself is a national moment under the care of SERDE. The second site-specific work is the spatial installation “9052” or “a touch of shadows of time and harvest”. The third work was my life performance “The Plant”, which, as I mentioned, was adapted to the space and for a part integrated my installation into the performance.
All three works together reflect the themes of time, reflection, transitions, emptiness, standstill and harvest in a broader sense. In addition, all works contain autobiographical elements and thoughts. But beyond that, the terms and titles “Empty Times” and “a touch of shadows of time and harvest” refer to a special time between late summer and early autumn in my personal vision. A phase in the annual cycle characterized by a calm, almost magical, melancholic atmosphere, in which nature comes to rest before autumn begins. This empty time is a phase of pause and reflection, in which nature and life stand still and prepare for the coming change. This period is very short, only a few days, and I wish it would never, ever end... the empty time in between.
The project was made possible with the kind support of SERDE
Link to video Ornaments of the Empty Times in Autumn”
https://vimeo.com/johannesgerard/ornamentsofemptytimes?share=copy
Still Images Video:
Still Image Performance "The Plant"
12x12x12+ Nature - / -Nature Art Cube Exhibition of Geumgang Nature Art Biennale 2024
24/08/ - 31/10//2024 / Daily except Mondays 10.00-17.00 h
Exhibition Venue: Geumgang Nature Art Center, Gongju City, Republic of Korea
About my cube “Cube 6041”
A solid cube made of wood and tree parts. A symbol of stability and compactness in nature. And yet a material that lives, changes, and perishes. It is not a symbol of the cycle of life, but in this case a cube of life. But also a contrast between man-made forms and natural forms
Only a few days left until the final presentation on September 14, 2024 to round off my project with the working title "a touch of shadows of times and harvest”. The video work has been edited and the room installation is also finished. Now a few rehearsals for the live performance "The Plant", which, unlike the previous performances, takes place indoors. I also had time to add new material for future works to my extensive archive of images and concepts.
ĀBOLOŠANA
Starting 11.00 a.m., September 14, 2024
at SERDE, Atmodas iela 9, Aizpute, Latvia
With the kind support of SERDE residencies
Five photographic works and two new videos works “floating traces of empty worlds and time” & “nothing will stay as it was” will be on view in the group exhibition “Traces” in the Main hall of the Museum of Nonconformist Art from September 7 to October 27, 2024. More than twenty artists will present their interpretations of the theme in photographs, installations, objects, graphics and video works. The opening is on September 7, 2024 at 17:00 h.
Curated by Anastasia Patsey
The five photographic work belong to my ongoing photo portfolio “Traces and traces in many cities”. The two recent video works “floating traces of empty worlds and time” and “nothing will remain as it was” were originally created specifically for the theme of traces
“Every word we say, every step we take, every action leaves a trace. Some traces are exact prints, in them you can easily recognize the original object. Others are more like shadows that leave room for the imagination. Our attitude towards footprints can also be very different. Sometimes we want to leave a trace, and sometimes vice versa–we want to remain unnoticed. This is what we invite artists and viewers to reflect on,” says Anastasia Patsey, the director of MNA and curator of the exhibition. Working with the theme of traces, the artists chose different optics. Some of them study the environment around them, while others look inside themselves.
Museum of Nonconformist Art / Main Hall
Pushkinskaya-10 Art Center bld. C 4th Floor, Entrance from Ligovsky pr. 53, St. Petersburg, RF
“a touch of shadows of times and harvest “
Upon invitation from SERDE a Latvian non goverment culture and hertiage association, in the first half of September 2024 I will be back in Latvia for a new interdisciplinary project, this time in the town of Aizpute. The place is only 65 km away from Pedvale Art Park in Sabile, Latvia, where I had a project in May last year. However, both places and projects are different from each other. It will be an interdisciplinary project again, this time on the theme of time and harvest. The project will be implemented in conjunction with the Appel Culture Festival. I plan to make a site-specific video, an installation and present a revision of my performance “The Plant”.
