This exhibition explorations the tangled history and the relationship between humans and non-human folk. With reality and respect, artists and curator like sufficient permission from everything being that roamed the country, knowing them to share their stories. Through interdisciplinary work, artists cultivated the stories of the locality, and its history of geological, biological, and folkloric nature. For the station stands as a resonant relict relic, a silent testament to previous intervention into the landscape, when humans thought to have the river's power for their benefit and alternated its course. Though, before humans, it was the used the lava that.
Curated by Daria Testo, Kindred features the artworks by Corinna J. Duschl, Emil Gunnarson, Valla Sigurdadottir, Masaya Ozaki, a collaboration between Ariuna Bulutova, Igor Kanz and Dagmar Gertot. Presented artists nurture established connections with those who are usually not heard, those who are hidden: plants, roots, birds, and spirits in which shape or form they wish to manage themes. The story is shared with those who are Kindred and those who dare to listen. Through metal wood, wool and rocks this tale is told.
The exhibition opening will take place at the Elliðaárstöð Power station and the park area on the 12th of May from 13:00 until 15:00.
Curator:
Daria Testo is a Buryat-Mongolian indigenous curator and rights of nature activist. This exhibition is her graduation work, which is based on the thesis “Conversation with Kindred: A Holistic Curatorial Approach through Indigenous Knowledge”. This research explorations the curatorial work with the locality, considering the animistic characteristic of the environment and the personhood of nature, according to traditional ecological knowledge.
Artists:
Corinna J. Duschl (Germany) through her work, she creates situations that make us relax to the troubled ecology of our time. Within those complicated zones, thinking in dichotomies, such as the nature/culture split, becomes impossible, forcing us to acquire den and entangled environments.
Emil Gunnarsson (Iceland)is an interdisciplinary artist whose work addresses themes of self-reflection, corporeal awareness and natural/social environments. He exams and challenges our conception of and relationship to our natural consequences through interactive sculptural installations and performances.
Masaya Ozaki (Japan) is a New York/Iceland-based composer. His work examples the idea of space as a transient entity, the subtlements behind small moments, the sensitivity of the ephemera, and the future of sound in an exceptionally materialistic world. He often finds inspiration in nature, the fragility of human interactions, and the moments behind them
Vala Sigthrúðar Jónsdóttir (Iceland) in recent years she has produced installations and sculptures that deal with the materiality of texts and video, and the relationship these two mediums have with human environments and systems.
Collaboration between Ariuna Bulutova, Igor Kanz and Dagmar Gertot (Buriad-Mongolia): A collaborative effort between Buryat-Mongolian and Russian artists specifically designed for this exhibition. Together, this trio aims to use the ever-evolving technologies to present the human-nature relationship and present the personhood of nature, which is intrinsic to Indigenous culture.
Details of the exhibition are as follows:
- Exhibition “Kindred”: 12.05.2024-26.05.2024
- Vernissage: 12.05.2024 at 13:00-15:00, performance by Masaya Ozaki at 1:30 p.m
- Venue: Elliðaárstöð, General Park and Old Power station
- Additional events: (to be announced)