Kim Ekberg & Hannah Wiker Wikström, Krzysztof Gutfrański, Nicoleta Moise, Daniel Toca

AIR

November 01, 2018 - January 30, 2019

Kim Ekberg & Hannah Wiker Wikström (SE)

"Using abstraction as a strategy allows for the creation of parallel stories and situations. The term 'abstraction' can transform from one meaning to another over time and through shifts in perspective—from an abstracted image to an abstracted thought. For instance, a human figure might appear as a black line when viewed from afar or as a yellow surface when seen too closely."

Kim Ekberg (b. 1989, Sweden) graduated from the Valand Academy of Fine Arts in Göteborg and is currently based in Stockholm. He is a filmmaker, conceptual artist, and musician. Exploring the intersections between video art and traditional cinema, Ekberg often collaborates with artists from other fields to achieve unexpected outcomes. One of his key collaborative platforms is the interdisciplinary art collective Kollektiv Gladboll, based in Göteborg. Recent Filmography: Together in the World (2017, with Kollektiv Gladboll), Arc Libra (2018, with Johannes Hagman, Edoc Ecuador), The Wind Bloweth Where it Listeth (2017), When Horse Flies Strike (2016, with Kollektiv Gladboll, Winterthur IFF), Kvarsebo (2016, Novemberfestivalen Trollhättan), The Bloody Night of the Raccoon Dogs (2016, Lijnbanstrat Gallery, Amsterdam), and Den Dansande Kroppen.

Hannah Wiker Wikström (b. 1990, Sweden) graduated from the Oslo National Academy of Fine Arts and is currently based in Stockholm. Her interdisciplinary practice spans video, film, and live performative installations. With a background in gender studies and performing arts, she integrates somatic consciousness into her work. This approach provides a foundation for a feminist practice, both individual and collaborative, aiming to foster holistic understanding. Recurring themes in her work include "the subversive potential of depression," therapy, and philosophical explorations of the human condition in relation to power. Recent Presentations: CHART Emerging 2018 (CHART Art Fair, Copenhagen, DK), SALTS (Basel, SW), Galleri Podium (NO), Malmö Konsthall (SE), Mustarinda Art Society (FI), Laboratoires des Printemps (FR), and Mount Florida (Glasgow, UK).

Krzysztof Gutfrański (PL)

"My research focuses on the impact of hacking and cybersecurity on popular culture during Romania’s post-transition era. I conducted a series of interviews with hackers, cybersecurity experts, and cultural researchers, beginning with the history of computing during the Ceaușescu era but emphasizing more recent developments such as Râmnicu Vâlcea (known as 'Hackerville'), the story of Guccifer, and the concept of accelerationism in Central and Eastern Europe. The presentation at ElectroPutere Gallery highlights the humorous and playful aspects of these phenomena, forming part of a broader body of research collected in Oltenia, Bucharest, and beyond."

Krzysztof Gutfrański (b. 1982) is a Polish curator, artist, and researcher based in Toruń/Warsaw, Poland. His contextual research practice blends themes of social engagement, decolonization, urban studies, and ecocriticism within the context of systemic transformations. He has worked in the curatorial departments of various institutions, including the CoCA in Toruń, the National Gallery of Art "Zacheta," and the "Zamek Ujazdowski" CCA in Warsaw. From 2010 to 2015, he served as the editor-in-chief of Alternativa Editions at the Wyspa Art Institute in Gdańsk. He currently holds the same role at OBIEG Quarterly at the Ujazdowski Castle CCA in Warsaw.

Nicoleta Moise (RO)

"The monumental artwork Calea Eroilor by Constantin Brâncuși was commissioned and donated to Târgu Jiu by the National League of Gorj Women, led by Aretia Tătărescu. In 1992, a non-profit, apolitical organization consisting of 21 women revived the league established by Aretia in 1921, naming it the League of Gorj Women 'Aretia Tătărescu.' This organization coordinates the activities of women in Gorj, emphasizing equal opportunities in work, family, and society, free from discrimination based on ethnicity, race, or religion. I visited Târgu Jiu and discussed these topics with the league's current president, Gabriela Popescu."

Nicoleta Moise (b. 1989, Bucharest) is a visual artist whose practice often engages with archival images to reinterpret and reflect on historical and personal events. In 2013, she began collaborating with Olalla Castro on projects examining superstitions and irrational fears. Her works have been exhibited at venues including Zone C (Santiago de Compostela), tranzit.ro (Bucharest), Fundación La Posta (Valencia), Contemporary Art Gallery BW Sokol (Nowy Sącz, Poland), Donau-Universität Krems, National Dance Center (Bucharest), and Galeria Posibilă.

Daniel Toca (MX)

"My work is rooted in research on temporality, focusing on the dialectic between pause and contingency—between the suspended kairological time typical of Abrahamic religions and the impermanent, fractured time of Eastern mysticism. I am drawn to time as a metaphysical concept because it enables us to think about the unthinkable. At the same time, this seemingly depoliticized substance influences, constructs, and determines every aspect of life."

Daniel Toca (b. 1979, Mexico) holds an MA in Sound Art from the University of Barcelona and a BA from "La Esmeralda" in Mexico City. He has been a resident artist at institutions including Blue Project Foundation, Casa Wabi, Île de La Réunion, Nida Art Colony, and the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Transitivity of Implication (Museum of Portable Sound, London, 2016), Gjentagelsen (Blue Project Foundation, Barcelona, 2015), and A Invenção da Realidade (International Photography Festival, Maputo, 2014). Publications: In 2017, he published Standing Inwards, an essay on contingency, and in 2014, Frygt og Bæven, a commentary on Kierkegaard. He has delivered lectures, seminars, and workshops at various art centers and is currently a professor at the Interdisciplinary Studies Department of the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City.