Circles and squaresIgor Krenz4 Apr – 7 May 09 |
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LOCATION Throughout Threshold artspace, Perth Concert Hall
TIMES 4 Apr – 7 May 09 Mon-Sat 10am-6pm or late on performance evenings
ADMISSION Always free
CIRCLES AND SQUARES is the first solo exhibition in Britain by the internationally acclaimed Polish artist Igor Krenz. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the latest Horsecross’ commission under the same title – a 22-channel artist's video installation evoking the magic of cinema experience. A collection of found archive footage brings the attention to the cue marks and helps us re-envisage the clackety sound of the film tail at the end of a reel, the whirring of film running through the projector, the hum of the fan that cools the projection lamp. This multi-channel artist's video installation is on view at the Threshold Wave showing in a cinematic loop which cycles every 6 minutes. The work also continues at the Threshold Stage wall projection area of the artspace.In addition, the Threshold Stage online screen area is home to YouTube Mix – the artist’s favourite movies selected from YouTube. Krenz has also selected his own favourite interactive audio installation Lyrebird Redux, 2007 from the Horsecross collection of contemporary art which is playing at the Threshold Welcome area. An earlier artist's video work Find the Exact Number of Details, 2000 is showing on a loop at the Threshold Flush area of the artspace. This work is a mind game inviting us to consider the enriching experience of watching a fllm over and over again.
The exhibition is complimented by an exclusive, one weekend-only screening of four critically acclaimed video works by Krenz, each resonating with the artist new commission. The selected works could be seen in a specially converted, state-of-the-art cinema adjacent to the Threshold artspace.
IGOR KRENZ (born 1959 in Katowice. Lives and works in Warsaw) is probably best known internationally for his approach to film-making as ‘a logical mind game’. Krenz’s video vignettes are often tales about life cycles, cause and effect, improbability and accuracy, held together by playful scenarios. He is the co-founder of Polish artists’ collectives ZF Kino, Photo Service and Azorro Supergroup. Most recently his work has been shown in group exhibitions at Tate Modern, London and Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, as well as GB Agency, Paris, Garash Galería, Mexico City and Raster Gallery, Warsaw. His work has been acquired for the public collections of Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw, National Museum , Krakow; Silesian Museum, Katowice; Wyspa Art Institute, Gdansk amongst many others. Krenz's practice is represented by Raster Gallery, Warsaw.
Circles and Squares, 2009 has been acquired for the Horsecross collection of contemporary art at Threshold artspace.
The exhibition is accompanied by a Issue 10 | 2009 of READ MORE - Horsecross’ Journal for Critical Writing (ISSN 1755-0866) featuring a newly commissioned essay by Wroclaw-based curator and critic Piotr Krajewski who is exploring Krenz’s new commission in relation to the artist’s oeuvre to date. To be released later in 2009.
The Circles and Squares exhibition is curated by Iliyana Nedkova and Urszula Sniegowska as part of Horsecross’ Scottish Tides-Polish Spring: a three month celebration of Scotland’s vibrant cultural connections with Poland.
Produced by the artist and Horsecross for Threshold artspace in partnership with 55degrees, Glasgow and the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw.
Supported by Scottish Arts Council New Work Fund, the Scottish Executive’s Homecoming Scotland 2009 and Adam Mickiewicz Institute’s Polska! Year.