Roberta Curcă, Tudor Ciurescu, Taietzel Ticalos

Open Patterns

March 16 - June 20, 20219

Repetition defines a unique set of situations or events, understood primarily in contrast to generality. In art and technology, repetition becomes a central theme, as no artistic or technological use of an element is identical to any other. This inherent difference lends repetition its unique transformative power.

Digital art, grounded in technological processes, amplifies this dynamic by aligning artistic production with the movement and rhythms of contemporary capitalism. Within this framework, digital art and Net Art transcend the concept of a static replica, translating it into new contexts—both temporally and spatially—via the global networks of the World Wide Web.

The Open Patterns exhibition invites viewers to engage in an artistic and meditative exploration of repetition. The exhibition draws on three distinct approaches to artistic production, each inspired by themes of digital reality and technological engineering. Through this lens, the exhibition underscores how repetition—when framed by digital processes—can serve as a generative force, producing novel ideas and unexpected insights from seemingly ordinary actions.

Roberta Curcă (b. 1991, Craiova) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work bridges academic research, drawing, photography, and object-making. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in cultural studies at the Center of Excellence in Image Studies in Bucharest and is continuing her research in Rome, Italy. Repetition, which she identifies as a necessary prerequisite for continuity, is a recurring motif in her work. For Curcă, repetition is a constant formal device that transforms mundane actions into fertile ground for the emergence of new ideas.

Tudor Ciurescu (b. 1996, Craiova) is a visual artist currently studying at École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland. His multidisciplinary practice spans various media, experimenting with innovative techniques for rendering images. In 2018, Ciurescu participated in programs at Silicon Valley, USA, and the Center for Scientific Research in Trieste, Italy, as part of ScientificA’s Art + Science Residency. His works often explore the intersections between objects and images, using themes like memes and Bitcoin to navigate these boundaries with a mix of humor and absurdity.

Taietzel Ticalos (b. 1986, Craiova) is a visual artist based in Bucharest and Berlin. Her artistic practice examines the transmutation of reality into virtual space and delves into the development of digital narratives. Ticalos’s work addresses themes such as sexual objectification, social media as a consumer medium, digital performance, and digital reenactment. From 2014 to 2016, she co-coordinated the mobile art collective Nucleu 0000 alongside Gabriela Mateescu, fostering a flexible and dynamic group of young Romanian artists.