VADIM FIŠKIN / Light Chasers, 2016/2017
PRESENTING THE EKO 8 ART PROJECTS
VADIM FISHKIN / Light Chasers, 2016/2017
halogen lamps, mini solar car, cables, customised electronic control chaser
courtesy of the artist and Gregor Podnar, Berlin
Vadim Fishkin's work is often described as a poetical existence between elements, such as light, time, and movement, resulting in a humorous yet deep understanding of the representation of material objects. Dematerialisation is not Fishkin's final goal, on the contrary, it is a form that allows him new ways of understanding and representing reality.
Light Chaser is an installation in which twenty spotlights are displayed on the floor creating a circumference. Inside the rounded area there is a mini solar car, which is fuelled and pushed when one of the lights goes on. Each light turns on after the next one, hence creating an unlimited round path for the car. The speed of light appears rather as a visible force and less as a physical constant. This relationship between immaterial concepts and physical objects is also found in Solidarity 3D. This consists of three beamers, each one casting a face of a polyhedron. The manual setting of each video beam results in the projection of a solid figure on the wall. The poetical balance found in this particular artwork reflects a constant in many other of Fishkin's works where the invisible takes shape.
Vadim Fishkin (b. 1965) graduated from the Moscow Institute of Architecture in 1986. He lived in Moscow until 1996 and now lives in Ljubljana. His work explores the relationship between science, personal experience, desire and imagination, between metaphysics and pragmatism, between the artificial and the real. The artist manages to reveal subtle connections and arouse the viewer's curiosity, but does not give away a definitive answer to the question of meaning. Many installations, sculptures, photographs and drawings – on the subject of geography, time, light, aeronautics, meteorology – are marked by his special sense of humour. He has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions: Venice Biennial (1995, 2003, 2005, 2017); 1st Biennial Valencia; Manifesta 1, Rotterdam; Manifesta 10, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg; Jeu de Paume National Gallery, Paris; Moderna galerija, Ljubljana; Gregor Podnar Gallery, Berlin; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin; Palazzo della Ragione, Milan; Vienna Secession and BAWAG Foundation, Vienna; ZKM, Karlsruhe; MACRO, Rome; Drawing Center, New York.
