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From 5 September, we invite you to the Polish Pavilion exhibition, showing a parallel program to the WRO Art Center’s presentation at the Gwangju Biennale 2024 in Korea.
The exhibition Katastematic Pleasures in the Polish Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale, curated by Paweł Janicki, features works by artists associated with the WRO Art Center:
Przemysław Jasielski, remember(me)
Maciej Markowski, 340.3
IP Group (Dominika Kluszczyk, Bogumił Misala, Jakub Lech), Ambient Room #6: Discharge
Madina Mahomedova, Does AI Dream of Gender?
Alicja Klich, Art is no longer for me
and a programme of video documentation of WRO’s activities
Simultaneously with the opening in South Korea, the Polish Pavilion exhibition will open at WRO Art Center.
The exhibition showcases the work of artists whose works and activities are present in Gwangju. It expands and reflects the collections and video documentation from the WRO collection presented in Gwangju.
Accompanying event:
19.09 / Thursday / 16:00-19:00
Radio Tola and screen printing workshop Art is no longer for me
Video works and documentations shown at the exhibition in WRO Art Center:
Paweł Janicki (PL)
documentation of interpassive and generative intallations Aleastock 2, The Prospect of an Ontic Leak, Kenophobia (Horror Vacui), r30 from the exhibition Point Nemo, WRO Art Center, 4 September – 6 November 2020
Run times of the consecutive videos: 03:25, 03:00, 03:08, 03:25
WROcenter Group
set of six dicumentations from the exhibition Alternating. Direct. Shifting: AC/DC/IT, WRO Art Center, 26 June 2012 – 1 August 2012:
Test Five
for Józef Robakowski
5-channel video installation, 01:45
MEM [Multiple Energy Mirror]
for Józef, Nam June and Witkac
mirror projection, 01:38
Revolving C-Trend Histogram
for Woody Vasulka
installation, 02:11
Na srebrnym globie
for Zygmunt Rytka
interactive installation, 02:11
RGB: Ray Gun Beam Virus
for Paul Sharits
generative installation, 01:07
the interactive archive’s documentation, 01:30
Stelarc (AU)
Cyberhuman: Involuntary Body / Third Hand (Split Body: Voltage-in / Voltage-out)
documentation of the performance, Apocalypse Room in Grotowski’s Institute, 4 May 1997, 6th Media Art Biennale WRO 97 Geo/info-territory, 15:05
Ge-Suk Yeo (KR/DE)
Time Sculptures
documentation of the performance, Wroclaw Puppet Theatre – Chamber Hall, 7 May 2009, 13th Media Art Biennale WRO 09 Expanded City, 37:19
Piotr Peszat (PL)
Let us now hold hands
performed by Ensemble Kompopolex: Aleksandra Gołaj, Rafał Łuc, Jacek Sotomski
documentation of the performance as part of the Digital REDUX program, streaming from WRO Art Center to Watermans in London, 12 November 2022, 31:49
Mikro Orchestra: Paweł Janicki, Mariusz Jura, Jarosław Kujda, Małgorzata Kujda, Tomasz Procków (PL)
PermaNoise
documentation of the performance as part of the Digital REDUX program, streaming from WRO Art Center to Watermans in London, 16 September 2022, 56:50
Mikro Orchestra (ex Gameboyzz Orchestra Project)
music performance documentation, Stary Klasztor / Sala Gotycka, 2 May 2003, 10th Media Art Biennale WRO 03 Globalica, 01:42
Katsuki Nogami (JP)
YamadaTaroProject
participatory performance in public spaces, National Museum in Wroclaw + University Library + Renoma shopping mall, 13-16 May 2015, 16th Media Art Biennale WRO 2015 Test Exposure, 06:24
Eric Siu (HK)
Optical handlers – eeyee
participatory performance in public spaces, 5-9 May 2009, 13th Media Art Bennale WRO 09 Expanded City, 05:48
Jaron Lanier (US)
Khaenoncerto
documentation of a piece for khaen, virtual world and orchestra, concert during An evening of music for virtual worlds, chamber orchestra and solo instruments, Aula Leopoldina, 3 December 2000, WRO2000@kultura, 07:15
Alicja Klich (PL)
Art is no longer for me
objects, documentation of the installation, artist talk, Dowody osobiste exhibition, WRO Art Center, 28 April – 12 June 2022, 8th Best Media Arts Graduation Projects Competition, 09:43
WROcenter Group: Paweł Janicki + Piotr Krajewski
On the Silver Globe III
interactive installation documentation, exhibition beyond the seven, Dom Słowa Polskiego in Warsaw, 20 September – 4 October 2017, 06:29
IP Group: Bogumił Misala, Dominika Kluszczyk, Jakub Lech + Wrocławski Teatr Pantomimy
KONTR-AKT
documentation of the performative installation, premiere presentation during 18th Media Art Biennale WRO 2019 Czynnik Ludzki | Human Aspect, 01:47
Madina Mahomedova, Fredrik de Bleser
Does AI Dream of Gender?
documentation of the installation, artist talk, Geppart Gallery, 10-27 May 2023, 20th Media Art Bennale WRO 2023 Fungible Content, 05:53
Janet Merewether (AU)
Cheap Blonde
interactive installation documentation, exhibition Alternating. Direct. Shifting: AC/DC/IT, WRO Art Center, 26 June 2012 – 1 August 2012, 02:34
Niklas Roy (DE)
Perpetual Energy Wasting Machine
site-specific installation documentation, WRO Art Center, 15 September – 14 October 2012, 02:25
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The project is co-funded by the Wroclaw Municipality | wroclaw.pl
The organiser of the Polish Pavilion is Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
The Polish Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale is part of a cultural programme organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Poland.
More information about Katastematic Pleasures exhibition can be found on Culture.pl website.