Museum Forms
Paul Clemence et
Julien Spiewak
Exhibition curator:
Luciana Solano
Opening: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 6pm in the presence of the artists
Exhibition: until 22 December 2019
The exhibition aims to establish a dialogue between photographers Paul Clemence and Julien Spiewak. The works chosen for this exhibition deal with perception of space inside and outside international museums. The components of architecture and Interiors are explored in both artist’s practices inviting for the reflection about not only the role of museums but how aesthetics influence our appreciation of their collections.
Clemence highlights Architecture’s intangible and elusive qualities through personal perceptions of the built landscape in its forms and scales, such as buildings, cities, and interiors. Whether the texture of a wall, or an intricate structural detail, a street corner, or a light moment revealing the expansive quality of a room, Clemence’s work informs in new ways the sense of experiential aesthetics in time and space.
Spiewak works explore the occupation of space with furniture and objects and how they engage with the human body. He produces staged images where interiors and body parts intersect in relation to the history of buildings, its furniture and its previous occupants. By placing an unexpected body part in his frame, the photographer invites the viewer to re-read the space and its with a dash of humor.
The role of museum in society has been a recurring discussion in the beginning of his century. This exhibition examines the museum as a place based on its perceived role in society from conservation of our past to interpretation and engagement with a present viewer. In times when museums help understand and shape community identity and inspire and address social issues, we propose a perspective of the Museum as the artwork itself. It is not the building nor the collection they keep. It is the experience it provides to the viewer.
The resulting encounter of these two photographers and their imagery takes viewers into an insightful journey of discovery, an awakening of their own relation to the built world and its effects and affects in their experience with museums.
Luciana Solano
Paul Clemence et
Julien Spiewak
Exhibition curator:
Luciana Solano
Opening: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 6pm in the presence of the artists
Exhibition: until 22 December 2019
The exhibition aims to establish a dialogue between photographers Paul Clemence and Julien Spiewak. The works chosen for this exhibition deal with perception of space inside and outside international museums. The components of architecture and Interiors are explored in both artist’s practices inviting for the reflection about not only the role of museums but how aesthetics influence our appreciation of their collections.
Clemence highlights Architecture’s intangible and elusive qualities through personal perceptions of the built landscape in its forms and scales, such as buildings, cities, and interiors. Whether the texture of a wall, or an intricate structural detail, a street corner, or a light moment revealing the expansive quality of a room, Clemence’s work informs in new ways the sense of experiential aesthetics in time and space.
Spiewak works explore the occupation of space with furniture and objects and how they engage with the human body. He produces staged images where interiors and body parts intersect in relation to the history of buildings, its furniture and its previous occupants. By placing an unexpected body part in his frame, the photographer invites the viewer to re-read the space and its with a dash of humor.
The role of museum in society has been a recurring discussion in the beginning of his century. This exhibition examines the museum as a place based on its perceived role in society from conservation of our past to interpretation and engagement with a present viewer. In times when museums help understand and shape community identity and inspire and address social issues, we propose a perspective of the Museum as the artwork itself. It is not the building nor the collection they keep. It is the experience it provides to the viewer.
The resulting encounter of these two photographers and their imagery takes viewers into an insightful journey of discovery, an awakening of their own relation to the built world and its effects and affects in their experience with museums.
Luciana Solano