Utställning: From What is Left to Nowhere in Particular, Konstnär: Roberto De Pol

PRESSMEDDELANDE - KÖTTINSPEKTIONEN KONST

TITEL: From What is Left to Nowhere in Particular

KONSTNÄR: Roberto De Pol (IT)

PLATS: Köttinspektionen, Strandbodgatan 3, 753 23 UPPSALA, Sweden

VERNISSAGE: lördag 16 April, kl 14.00-18.00 invigning kl 17.00

ÖPPETTIDER: ons-fredag 15.00-19.00, lör-sön 12.00-16.00

FINISSAGE: söndag 1 Maj, 12.00-16.00, föredrag kl 16.00-17.00.

FÖREDRAG: Johan Redin, 1 maj kl 16.00-17.00 med efterföljande mingel.

PRESSVISNING: Onsdag 13 April kl 12.00-14.00, För andra tider kontakta Anna-Karin Brus 0768 16 36 55

PROGRAM: 1 maj kl 16.00-17.00 med efterföljande mingel. Johan Redin, filosof och forskare, verksam vid Södertörns Högskola, kommer hålla ett föredrag om konst, objekt (sopor), skräp och fossiler, som han även skriver om i kulturtidskriften OEI. Tidigare i vår kunde vi också höra Johan Redin i Filosofiska Rummet på P1 om att minnas.

UTSTÄLLNINGSBESKRIVNING I KORTHET:

From What is Left to Nowhere in Particular är en föränderlig utställning som består av installationer av platsspecifika element som får byggnaden att komma till liv. Detta sker i en dialog med Uppsalabor som erbjuds bidra med föremål de kan avvara eller låna ut, till nya poetiska sammansättningar i en fortsatt föränderlig utställning.

Roberto de Pol har ett ressidens på Köttinspektionen och kommer vistas i Uppsala från 11 april till 1 maj. Utställningen kommer att byggas på plats till vernissagedagen men sedan förändras under hela utställningstiden, som besökare är man således välkommen tillbaka många gånger för att följa förloppet, och det är därför Köttinspektionen kommer ha både ett vernissage och ett finissage, för i princip två olika upplevelser.

Köttinspektionen kommer också visa Roberto de Pol på Supermarket Art Fair som pågår i Stockholm 21-24 April.

KONTAKT INFORMATION:

KÖTTINSPEKTIONEN: ak.brus@gmail.com

WEB: http://robertodepol.altervista.org

MAIL: depolrob@yahoo.it

INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/depol.studio

https://www.instagram.com/ifitfitsidraw/

Tumbler: http://fragmentsforcollage.tumblr.com/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/robertodepol

Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/user/depolbook

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Roberto De Pol was born in Mannheim (Germany) in 1977.

He mainly lives and works in a small town in the Dolomits area, Pozzale di Cadore. His works appear formally as assemblages of materials taken from everyday life. Often triggered by rudimentary mechanical systems that – thanks to reconstructions and implementations - have ambiguous forms, his installations have an architectural, sculptural, and "useless machines" identity. The poetry that underlies in his research is often linked to issues like precariousness, interference and modification of the space perception.

He recently (2013) took solo shows in Venice (Galleria Michela Rizzo) and Trento (Upload Project). In 2011 he was selected to participate at the prestigious artists in residence program at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti (Como) -visiting professor Susan Hiller - and in 2010 he was selected for the artists studios program by the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice. He participated in numerous group exhibitions in Italy and abroad such as “Be as doves and wise as serpents” curated by M. Minuz (Pordenone and Treviso); “Au lit avec mon artists” curated by S. Brivois in Paris; “Future landscape”, curated by R. Caldura in Venice; “The Private Eye: a Prologue ”, curated by N. Borriaud, Museum of Modern Art in Ljiubijana. In 2014 he started working on Nowhere In Particular, a long term project which will take him and his installations to travel around Italy and Europe.

CV

RESIDENCES

2013: How we dwell: residence "la Piave nr.1"

2012: Assignee for the studio at Eventi Arte Venezia of Venice

2011: Selected for the Advanced Course in Visual Arts 2011 Foundation Ratti

2010: Assisgnee for the studio at Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation of Venice

2006: Selected by Trento School of Management students for the project “You are me”

SPECIAL PROJECTS

2014: nowhereinparticular First step: Osnabrueck (Germany). A project in collaboration with Bartnikproject room and Elena Forin - LaRete art project

SOLO SHOWS

2013: Roberto De Pol, curated by E.Forin Galleria Michela Rizzo, Venice

2012: Whatever works, curated by F.Mazzonelli, G.Corradi e C.Senno,Upload project, Trento

2010: Metal sheet, wood, screws, rubber tubes, electric pumps, electric cables, water, gutters, adhesive tape, sensor and timer, Perugi artecontemporanea, Padova

2009: Nuvole di marmo, curated by Mobbel and Maddalena Pugliese, Nuova Icona gallery, Venice

Future Landscape a changing exhibition, curated by Riccardo Caldura, Parco del contemporaneo,Venice

2011: Project for Osloo, La collezione di carrozzeria Margot, curated by Carrozzeria Margot, 54.Biennale of Venice, Venice.

Personality L.Carroll T.Cragg R.De Pol R.Nonas M.Sar tori E.Winarto, curated by M.Cavallarin, Gallery Michela Rizzo, Venice

Corso Aperto, curated by Cesare Pietroiusti, Andrea Lissoni and Annie Ratti, Como

Officina Italia 2 - Nuova creatività italiana, curated by Renato Barilli, Bologna, Milan, Bergamo and Padua.

GROUP SHOWS

2013:

Siate candidi come colombe e astuti come serpenti, curated by M.Minuz, Galleria Civica Celso e Giovanni Costantini, Castions di Zoppola (PN)

Segrete.Tracce di memoria, curated by V.Monteverde, Palazzo Ducale, Genova.

2012:

Trifase, curated by Matteo Effrem Rossi and Elisa Decet, Dolomiti Contemporanee, Taibon Agordino

2010:

Opera 2010, curated by Stefano Coletto e Rachele d'Osualdo, Spinola Banna. Turin

94 Colletiva giovani artisti, Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice.

Evading Custom, curated by Guia Cortassa and Barbara Meneghel, Le Dictateur, Milan.

Workshow, curated by Chiara Casarin and Stefano Coletto, Palazzetto Tito, Venice

Open Studios, Bevilacqua La Masa, SS. Cosma e Damiano, Venice

2009:

Au lit avec mon artiste, curated by Stephanie Brivois and Thomas Renard, Paris

Festival della Bassarisoluzione, curated by Anna Lovecchio and Valentina Vetturi, Bari

ZooArt 2009, curated by Michela Giuggia, Domenico Oliviero and Paolo Sasia, Cuneo

2008:

92 Collettiva giovani artisti, Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice

Self portrait

ABOUTE NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR:

Statement – the artist’s practice

Recently Roberto De Pol (Pozzale di Cadore, Italy, 1977) started thinking his work per groups: “the rain”, “the curtain”, “the turntables”, “the televisions” and so on. Each time he has to install a piece, he finds himself inevitably influenced by the context, by the human relationships he establishes, by the space and the materials he has on his disposal. During the working process his intention is always to insert a new variable within the exhibition space with the attempt to underline certain dynamics: even for this reason the titles of his works are actually the lists of all the things or elements (even people) which are part of the piece and of its process. These elements, in short, tell the story of the piece.

Nowhere in Particular

Starting from these premises he decided to experiment at a higher level his method and his approach to art and space by subjecting his works to a continuous rhythm of installations and de-installations: what does installing, taking down, documenting and creating a specific work of art outside institutional contexts mean? Which are other ideal places for art? And so, where art needs to be seen? Nowhere in Particular.

“This research – he says - allows me to test to a greater extent the unpredictability, the mobility and the fluidity within the working process. I often forget the arts venues and literally try to get into homes, shops and public spaces with my installations: I prefer to empower people and to borrow their objects - even if only for few hours or minutes to set up my sculpture / installation -, to experiment ways of relating to communities and locations which would be totally different from the ones I’ve experienced until now”.

The goal is then to experiment Nowhere In Particular in both - improvised and scheduled - locations as well as in art and non-art places.

After testing this method during 2013, the artist decided to turn it into a long term project. Nowhere In Particular first step was in Osnabrück (Germany) at the BartnikProjectRoom and at the StadtGalerie Cafe: every piece he installed was the result of conversations, meetings and encounters he had during his stay. In each case he explains his practice, his modalities, directions and needs, and when people is open to collaboration, he asks to borrow for an agreed period the things he needs for his works: in this way art and non-art public is involved in the experience of creating a work - and the concept of authorship is challenged.

How the project works

Nowhere in particular is a journey: a residency (10 to 20 days minimum) gives the artist the opportunity to create a “journey inside the journey” which foresees a total liberty of itinerary and travel. Works can be installed in many places, in the stops during the artist’s trip towards his final destination, in the suburbs, in shops, in private houses and of course in more institutional places.

Nowhere In Particular not necessarily moves in art devoted places, but on the other side, the artist is interested in experimenting both situations, especially when this could be done in the same city or area.

Another issue is the duration: installations can be put up and down just for half an hour (this happens in non-art places especially) or for months. In any case the entire process - interactions with people included - is photo and video documented by the artist. From the practical point of view, he only takes with him few basic tools - like drill, hammer, pliers: anything else he needs comes from the interactions.