Valerie Wolf Gang Fragments of Time and Reality Pogled kroz prozor / A view through the window naslovna strana / cover page video instalacija / video installation video projections, duct tape, size variable video projekcije, ljepljiva traka, dimenzije promjenljive Paris, 2014 FRAGMENTI VREMENA I STVARNOSTI
Stvaralaštvo vizuelne umjetnice Valeri Volf Gang fokusira se na video i savremenim umjetničkim praksama. Njen rad je odraz društvenih sukoba koji proizilaze iz političkih propisa i ograničenja, posebno kada putuje ili radi u inostranstvu. Dok se kreće kroz prostor i vrijeme ona svojom kamerom animira umrtvljenu okolinu, kako je to zabilježio u svojim radovima o brzini savremeni filozof Pol Virilio. Njeni radovi naglašavaju kontrast između prirode i grada, sreće i tuge, autoriteta i slobode.
Izložba „Fragmenti vremena i stvarnosti“ u Centru savremene umjetnosti Crne Gore predstavlja izbor video radova koji su nastali tokom različitih umjetničkih rezidencija kada je Valeri istraživala uticaje promjene okoline na umjetničku kreativnost. Tokom boravka u raznim zemljama (Singapur, Portugal, Austrija, Rusija, Los Anđeles itd.) stvarala je različite eksperimentalne i poetske video radove koji su govorili o njenom uključenju u novu sredinu. Ona često traži inspiraciju u prirodi, istražuje različita stanja podsvijesti i pri tom koristi kameru, montažu i zvuk kako bi stvorila različite vizuelne priče, onako kako slikari koriste slikarske tehnike. Ona svojom kamerom snima različite trenutke a zatim ih u montažnoj sobi koristi kako bi stvorila fragmente nove stvarnosti.
Na jednom spratu možemo vidjeti video instalaciju „Pogled kroz prozor“ koja stvara imaginarni prostor, liniju prozora kroz koje posjetioci galerije mogu gledati i posmatrati strance, čudna mjesta i slučajne svakodnevne detalje. Video materijal je u potpunosti snimljen u Parizu a svaki „video prozor“ je različit. Instalacija je posvećena svim žrtvama koje su izgubile život u nedavnim događajima. Na drugom spratu možemo pogledati ciklus video poezije pod nazivom „Umjetnik u inostranstvu“. Projekat je počeo tokom avgusta 2014. godine kada se Valeri preselila u Portugal na godinu dana kako bi istraživala uticaje privremene promjene mjesta boravka, zemlje i kulture na umjetničku produkciju i stvaralaštvo. Video zapisi su sastavljeni kao eksperimentalni poetski umjetnički filmovi u kojima Valeri koristi principe analogne onima u slikarstvu. Ona video produkciju i montažu, dizajn zvuka i pisanje poezije vidi kao dio istog procesa ponovnog stvaranja različitih atmosfera i stapanja različitih stvarnosti. Na istom spratu se nalazi i selekcija drugih video radova koji su nastali tokom njenog boravka u inostranstvu, kao što je „Udaljena memorija“, koji govori o vremenima koja su prethodila dezintegraciji Jugoslavije i koji motiviše na razmišljanje o tome šta rat zapravo donosi i kako ljudi brzo sve zaboravljaju. „Zov nostalgije“ je još jedan kratki eksperimentalni film koji govori o prošlosti i tradiciji a njegova glavna tema su vino, korijeni i sjećanje; eksperimentalni kratki film „Sloboda 2.0“ bio je dio video instalacije u Singapuru gdje je Valeri bodljikavom žicom podijelila galeriju u dva dijela i istraživala vještačke granice među nama; video rad „Amblem“ gleda dublje u njenu prošlost, gdje je ona istraživala unutrašnju prirodu ljudskog ponašanja.
Ova izložba pruža uvid u stvaralaštvo Valeri Volf Gang kao putujuće umjetnice koja se bavi različitim političkim, ekonomskim, ekološkim i društvenim pitanjima, tražeći i slikajući svoje odgovore kamerom, u potrazi za savršenom ravnotežom i harmonijom između haosa i reda, slobode i autoriteta. Kroz njene radove možemo sagledati fragmente vremena i stvarnosti koji su postali dio novih eksperimentalnih video radova i filmova. „Mi balansiramo, zato prelazimo sa tišine na riječi; njišemo se između njih jer to je pokret života“. (dijalog iz video instalacije „Pogled kroz prozor“) Pogled kroz prozor / A view through the window video instalacija / video installation video projections, duct tape, size variable video projekcije, ljepljiva traka, dimenzije promjenljive Paris, 2014 FRAGMENTS OF TIME AND REALITY FRAGMENTI ČASA IN REALNOSTI
The work of visual artist Valerie Wolf Gang focuses on video and contemporary artistic practices. Her work reflects social conflicts arising from political regulations and constraints, especially when travelling or working abroad. When moving in space and time she animates the dead surroundings with her camera as suggested in the writings about speed by the contemporary philosopher Paul Virilio. Her works underscore the contrasts between nature and city, happiness and sadness, authority and freedom.
The exhibition ‘Fragments of Time and Reality’ at the Contemporary Art Centre of Montenegro features a selection of video works, which were made on different artist residencies, where Valerie explored the influences of change of surroundings on artistic creativity. During her temporary stay in different countries (such as Singapore, Portugal, Austria, Russia, Los Angeles etc.) she created different experimental and poetical videos which talk about her involvement with the new surroundings. She often seeks inspiration in nature, explores different subconscious states and uses camera, editing and sound to create different visual stories, similar as painters use their techniques. She captures different moments with her camera and then manipulates them in the editing room creating thus fragments of a new reality.
On one floor we can watch the video installation ‘A View through the Window’ which creates the imaginary space, a line of windows, through which the visitors of the gallery can look and observe strangers, strange places and random everyday details. The video material was completely shot in Paris and each “video window” is different. Installation is dedicated to all the victims who lost their life in recent events. On the other floor we can watch series of video poetry ‘An Artist Abroad’. It is a project that started in August 2014 when Valerie moved to Portugal for one year to explore and research the influence of temporary change of residence, country and culture on artistic production and creativity. The videos are constructed as experimental poetical art films in which Valerie uses principles analogous to those of painting. She sees the video production and editing, the sound design and the poetry writing as part of the same process of re-creating different atmospheres and merging different realities. On the same floor there is also a selection of other videos which were made during her stay abroad, such as ‘Distant Memory’, which speaks about the times before the disintegration of Yugoslavia and encourages reflection on what the war actually brings and how quickly people forget everything, ‘The Call of Nostalgia’ is another short experimental film which speaks about the past and tradition, its main subject is wine, roots and memory; the experimental short film ‘Freedom 2.0’ was part of a video installation in Singapore where Valerie divided the gallery in two parts with barbed wire and explored the artificial boundaries between ourselves; with the video ‘Emblem’ we look more into her past, where she was exploring inner nature of human behavior.
This exhibition is an insight into the work of Valerie Wolf Gang as a travelling artist dealing with different political, economic, environmental and social issues, seeking and painting her answers with her camera, looking for a perfect balance and harmony between chaos and order, freedom and authority. Through her works we can see fragments of time and reality, which became part of new experimental videos and films. “We balance, that’s why we pass from silence to words; we swing between the two because it’s movement of life.” (dialogue from the video installation ‘A View through the Window’.) Sloboda 2.0 / Freedom 2.0 video instalacija / video installation video projections, duct tape, size variable video projekcija, drvo, bodljikava žica, dimenzije promjenljive Paris, 2014 Umjetnik u inostranstvu / An Artist Abroad (Montenegran translation) / series of video poetry 6 videos, QR codes, vynil, size variable 6 video radova, QR kodovi, vinil, dimenzije promjenljive Portugal, 2015 CV
Valeri Volf Gang (Slovenija, 1990) je završila Školu za dizajn i fotografiju u Ljubljani a zatim diplomirala Digitalnu umjetnost i prakse sa fokusom na video film na Umjetničkoj školi Univerziteta Nova Gorica; nastavila je školovanje na magistarskim studijama Programa Umjetnost medija i prakse u video i savremenoj umjetnosti. Usavršavala je svoja teoretska i praktična znanja na FAMU Filmskoj akademiji u Pragu i Umjetničkoj akademiji ESAD u Portugalu. Aktivno je uključena u različite oblike umjetničke produkcije, festivalske nominacije i nagrade, video i filmske projekte, selekcije međunarodnih izložbi i umjetničke rezidencije. kontakt: [email protected] webpage: http://valeriewolfgang.com/
Izabrane izložbe
2015 Prostorje besed, galerija Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenija / Words as colors, colors as words, Old Glassware Workshop, Ptuj, Slovenija / (Anti)Stress, galerija Hiša na Hribu, Medvode, Slovenija / Anarch Art Fest 2015, Washington Square Park, Njujork, SAD / Nominees’ Night - ESSL Art Award 2015, Muzej moderne umjetnosti, Ljubljana, Slovenija / An Artist Abroad, Art Center Caldas da Rainha, Portugal / Translations, galerija Reed, Portland, Oregon, SAD 2014 NON-ART, Gradska galerija Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenija / Turbulence: A Climate Sound Portrait, galerija Forum Stadtpark, Grac, Austrija / Distant Memory, izložba na Titovom brodu Galeb, Rijeka, Hrvatska / MAP in Motion, galerija Kortil, Rijeka, Hrvatska & galerija Alkatraz, Slovenija / Video in Progress, galerija Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenija / Natures 11, Bežigrad galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenija / La vue à travers la fenêtre, galerija Inkubator, Zagreb, Hrvatska / Cimri ne Čimri, Gallery A+A (Slovenački paviljon), Venecija, Italija / Zoo: Human Edition, galerija Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenija 2013 Artist Sleeping on The Street, Grand Rue, Arlon, Belgija / The Luxembpourg Monster, galerija Goodbye Monopol, Luksemburg / Pixxelpoint, Mestna Galerija, Nova Gorica, Slovenija / VideoWall, Urban Outdoor galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenija / Kunigunda, galerija Pekarna, Velenje, Slovenija / Nominees’ Night - ESSL Art Award 2013, Muzej savremene umjetnosti Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenija 2012-2010 Tropical Lab, Institut za savremenu umjetnost, Singapur / KinoDynamique, Kino Casino, Beč, Austrija / Art of dreaming, galerija Miklova Hiša, Ribnica, Slovenija / Night display, galerija Central Station, Maribor, Slovenija / Filmska trgatev, Kulturni dom Grosuplje, Grosuplje, Slovenija / Neue Slowenische Film, Dom Omladine, Beograd, Srbija
Nagrade i nominacije
2015 Top Pick Jury Award Cinemasports 2015, Tajvan: najbolji video / Festival slovenačkog filma 2015, Nacionalna nagrada Vesna / Restart Award 2015, nagrada za film / BURI 2015, Italija: nagrada videografa / FeKK International Film Festival, nominacija za najbolji film / EAS, SAD: nagrada selekcionog žirija / ESSL ART AWARD 2015, Austrija: nominacija za najboljeg mladog umjetnika 2014 Nagrada Artward 2014, Velika Britanija: nominacija za najboljeg mladog umjetnika / Nagrada Akademije umjetnosti, Rijeka, Hrvatska: Nagrada za najbolji rad 2014. / Venice&Video Short Film Festival, Italija: nominacija za najbolji video / Fashion Art Toronto, Kanada: nominacija za najbolji video / 2013 DIGITALBIGSCREEN 2013, Nagrada za najbolji video / Alumnus Optimus, Nagrada za najboljeg studenta generacije / Filofest, nominacija za najbolji film / ESSL ART AWARD 2013, nominacija za najboljeg mladog umjetnika 2012 Erasmus Film Fest, Nagrada za najbolji kratki dokumentarni film / IRF Film Festival, nominacija za najbolji video / MTV Adria, nominacija za najbolji muzički video / Festival nezavisnog filma, nominacija za najbolji video / Stuttgarten Filmwinter, nominacija za najbolji video 2011-2004 Festival slovenačkog filma, nominacija za najbolji film / Festival nezavisnog filma, nominacija za najbolji video / Cankarjev Dom, Nagrada za najbolji časopis, urednik časopisa R5 / MC Maribor, Nagrada za najbolju pjesmu / Likovno društvo Škofja Loka, Nagrada za najbolju sliku, Muzej Škofja Loka
Valerie Wolf Gang (Slovenia, 1990) graduated from Ljubljana School of Design and Photography, then obtained a BA on School of Arts at the University of Nova Gorica in Digital art and Practice with focus on video film and continued her studies on MA Media Art and Practice master program in video and contemporary art. She improved her theoretical and practical knowledge at the FAMU film academy in Prague and art academy ESAD in Portugal. She is actively involved in different forms of artistic production, festival nominations and awards, video and film projects, international exhibition selections and artistic residencies.
Contact [email protected] Webpage http://valeriewolfgang.com/
Selected exhibitions
2015 Prostorje besed, Gallery Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia / Words as colors, colors as words, Old Glassware Workshop, Ptuj, Slovenia / (Anti)Stress, Gallery Hiša na Hribu, Medvode, Slovenia / Anarch Art Fest 2015, Washington Square Park, New York, USA / Nominees’ Night - ESSL Art Award 2015, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia / An Artist Abroad, Art Center Caldas da Rainha, Portugal / Translations, Gallery Reed, Portland, Oregon, USA · 2014 · NON-ART, City Gallery Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia / Turbulence: A Climate Sound Portrait, Gallery Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria / Distant Memory, exhibiton on Josip Broz Tito’s ship Galeb, Rijeka, Croatia / MAP in Motion, Gallery Kortil, Rijeka, Croatia & Galery Alkatraz, Slovenia / Video in Progress, Gallery Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia / Natures 11, Bežigrad Galery, Ljubljana, Slovenia / La vue à travers la fenêtre, Gallery Inkubator, Zagreb, Croatia / Cimri ne Čimri, Gallery A+A (Slovenian pavilion), Venice, Italy / Zoo: Human Edition, Gallery Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia · 2013 · Artist Sleeping on The Street, Grand Rue, Arlon, Belgium / The Luxembpourg Monster, Gallery Goodbye Monopol, Luxembourg / Pixxelpoint, Gallery Mestna Galerija, Nova Gorica, Slovenia / VideoWall, Urban Outdoor Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia / Kunigunda, Gallery Pekarna, Velenje, Slovenia / Nominees’ Night - ESSL Art Award 2013, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia · 2012 – 2010 · Tropical Lab, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore / KinoDynamique, Kino Casino, Vienna, Austria / Art of dreaming, Gallery Miklova Hiša, Ribnica, Slovenia / Night display, Gallery Central Station, Maribor, Slovenia / Filmska trgatev, Kulturni dom Grosuplje, Grosuplje, Slovenia / Neue Slowenische Film, Dom Omladine, Belgrade, Serbia
Awards and nominations
2015 Top Pick Jury Award Cinemasports 2015, Taiwan: best video award / Festival of Slovenian Film 2015, national film award Vesna / Restart Award 2015, award for best short film / BURI 2015, Italy: videographer award / FeKK International Film Festival, nomination for best film / EAS USA: jury selection award / ESSL ART AWARD 2015, Austria: nomination for best young artist 2014 Artward Award 2014, UK: nomination for best young artist / Academy of Arts, Rijeka, Croatia: award for the best work of 2014 / Venice&Video Short Film Festival, Italy: nomination for best video / Fashion Art Toronto, Canada: nomination for best video 2013 DIGITALBIGSCREEN 2013, award for best video / Alumnus Optimus, award for best student in generation / Filofest, nomination for best film / ESSL ART AWARD 2013, nomination for best young artist / Erasmus Film Fest, award for best short documentary / IRF Film Festival, nomination for best video / MTV Adria, nomination for best music video / Festival of Independent Film, nomination for best video / Stuttgarten Filmwinter, nomination for best video 2011 – 2004 Festival of Slovenian Film, nomination for best film / Festival of Independent Film, nomination for best video / Cankarjev Dom, award for best magazine, editor of magazine R5 / MC Maribor, award for best poem / Likovno društvo Škofja Loka, award for best painting, Škofja Loka Museum www.csucg.co.me Valerie Wolf Gang Galerija Centar Njegoševa 2, Podgorica Izdavač Centar savremene umjetnosti Crne Gore Za izdavača Nenad Šoškić Kustoskinja Biljana Keković Prevod sa engleskog Darja Marija Vuletić Tehnička realizacija izložbe Novica Vuković, Sava Radević, Rajko Raičević Tiraž 150 Štampa DPC, Podgorica januar 2016
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