Programming

Presented with the support of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, the Canada Council for the Arts and Vidéographe

A container. A structure that at first glance appears to be a closed box. However, through an opening, the box reveals a reduced model of a corridor. At the end, a door is half-open on a room. Simply furnished, the room hides a character sitting on a chair. It is not clear what he is examining, but he seems to be observing the audience who is watching him. He even seems to be annoying the gallery visitor. The sculptural installation presents an investigation of light and perspective, an exploration of the inertia/anticipation continuum, while investigating the concept of the non-place and the invisible in the work. The site-specific installation integrates video, sculpture, design and architecture.

Curator : Rhonda Corvese (Toronto)

After working in three-dimensional photography, Alexandra Ranner (Munich, Germany) has been interested in sculptural constructions in their narrative possibilities for several years. She has exhibited in Europe, notably at the Venice Biennale, Italy (2001) as well as at the Yokohama Triennial, Japan (2001), and presented her work for the first time in America.