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Peter Kogler's art lies in the creation of architectural spaces that are situated between the real and fictive worlds. Thanks to their ambivalent architectonic structure that assimilates the givens of a space or a building, while simultaneously invalidating them, Kogler's spaces become allegorical sites whose diversity is initially obscured by the fact that they seem to be easily interpreted. The actual scope of his oeuvre can only be fathomed once the act of viewing is linked with issues relating to urbanity, architecture, the media and the visual perception of space and once it is possible, on an emotional level, to experience the ambivalent emotions – a mix of fascination and fear charged with aggression – that Kogler's spaces can trigger. In his spatial mise-en-scènes Kogler works with the means of drawing and painting. Their striking effect results from the fact that he can vary his sign-like basic modules by means of a computer in various progressions and concatenations or render them dynamic similar to the processes in an animated film. Most importantly, Kogler is able, by means of his video constructions and surfaces, to bring motion into the space itself. The use of video projections and computer animations, that is to say, moving imagery, is a second step the artist takes later. Kogler's spaces can extend or shrink in a virtual sense. The forces that trigger off these transformations do not reveal the underlying principle. Internal and external worlds seem to interlace or to turn inside out. With his art, Kogler evokes a field of tension which draws its references from the contemporary world of ideogram-like signs. The endless transformation and visualization of signs, images and spaces alluded to here indicates the total digital penetration of public and private spaces and, by extension, the increasing fusion of all these areas. Peter Kogler, born in Tyrol, and one of Austria's internationally leading artists, has put together his first extensive exhibition in a local art institution by making direct references to the spaces of the Galerie. He will primarily be showing recent work developed on the basis of his formal vocabulary. The exhibition will feature a video sculpture consisting of twelve video projections. The entire surface of the wall or screens that the artist has placed in the space will be covered with imagery which, in turn, will open up new spaces within Kogler's familiar formal repertory. Another space in the exhibition will be furnished with mechanically movable curtains and screens with different patterns. Depending on the position of the screens, ever new constellations and spatial contexts will emerge, while in another room a movable video projection will be shown. A projector mounted onto a digitally controlled swivel arm will project a globe that will incessantly move back and forth over the floor, ceiling and walls like a bouncing ball. An object made of fabric recalling a tornado will fill the space between the upper and lower foyer of the Galerie. It is a spatial sculpture that oscillates between monumentality and lightness. In the hall located on the lower floor of the inner courtyard that can also be viewed from above, Kogler will show a sculptural piece that is composed of more than sixty tables. The glass sheets of the square tables are covered with Kogler's familiar ant motif. Arranged in a labyrinthine way they create a sculpture that also integrates the viewer. The presentation of space-related work will be complemented by early videos and a large number of silkscreens that the artist has created since the mid-eighties. The Peter Kogler exhibition has been jointly organized by the Kunstverein Hannover and the CRAC/Centre Regional d'Art Contemporain Languedoc Roussillon in Sète, France. Thanks go to |
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Lecture Catalogue |
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