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I THINK IT’S CLOSED by TOLIA ASTAKHISHVILI at KUNSTVEREIN BIELEFELD curated by ORIANE DURAND [from 20230211 to 20230416]
[Photos: Fred Dott]
[...] In her artistic language, Tolia Astakhishvili refers to pasts andmemories transported through space; be they intimate or political. Theartist transforms the existing architecture with the help of sheetrockand thereby creates new spaces. Left raw in the process ofconstruction, these walls redefine the floor plan of the exhibitionspace. Spaces are bisected, hidden windows revealed and new vantagepoints created. The way in which Astakhishvili's pale walls alter theoriginal exhibition space and its given logic triggers a specificorientation; as if the artist wanted to break through the order andauthority of the institution. At the same time, she uses the newconstruction elements to design her own framework for her works, inwhich paintings, found objects, drawings, photographs and/or texts areintegrated. Her drawings and paintings often depict ghosts or surreal beings. In this environment, they reveal traces of human presence thatare both real and fictional, gentle, uncanny or even violent. A livingplace emerges that generates various psychological states andultimately makes the poetics of space visible. Astakhishvili'sinstallations resemble a non-linear narrative that invites the viewerto explore different levels of consciousness of a physical space. [...]
[Text: Oriane Durand]
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