Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Pressemeddelelse, juli 2022
Aniara Omanns soloudstilling Æblet består af en ny serie af skulpturer der er inspireret af både Science Fictions æstetik og børnebogsuniverser. Den er et lille udsnit af et forgængeligt Utopia der omfavner det sårbare, surreelle, milde og intuitive.
Udstillingen trækker på børnebøgers evne til at skabe parallelle og til tider utopiske, bløde virkeligheder, og historier der ofte tager sted i macro-miljøer, i symbiose med naturen, med fokus på små detaljer som bær, insekter, havets eller skovens ånd, og væsner der udtrykker arketypiske menneskelige kvaliteter.
Æblet er en forestilling om et evolutionært mellemstadie, og består af en samling forskellige dyrearter, mennesker og cyborgs; der, i midt-metamorforse i hver sin chrysalis, er halvt nedbrudte, fermenterede og ved at (om)forme sig. De er lavet i materialer, med traditionelle handværks-teknikker såsom kurveflet og keramik, I kombination med materialer der bruges til special-effects såsom støbt silikone og resin.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (used) (Energy drink bottle, sea grass, cast silicone, seashells). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (basket) (Recycled paper, cast silicone, recycled wool). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (basket) (Recycled paper, cast silicone, recycled wool). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (futurist) (Cast resin, cast silicone, pigment). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (futurist) (Cast resin, cast silicone, pigment). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann (f. 1987, DK) bor og arbejder i Glasgow, Skotland. Hun har studeret på Det Fynske Kunstakademi (2009-12) og Glasgow School of Art (2012-14) Hun arbejder på tværs af skulptur, tekst, lyd og performance. Hendes arbejde udforsker temaer om bio-nedbrydelighed, futurisme og og trækker på Science Fictions æstetiske sprog og genrens evne til at afspejle nuværende samfundstilstande igennem forestillede fremtider og alternative virkeligheder.
Solo- og duo-udstillinger inkluderer: Birthday of The World (Ungefaerh, Køln); A different Kind of Love (NEVVEN On-site, Goteborg/Online); Porous Tomorrow (Kling & Bang, Reykjavik); Eyes larger, Foreheads longer, Fingers crossed (with Nicolaj Pelzer, Catbox Contemporary, New York); Equanipolis (Humber Street Gallery, Hull); Cross-Feed (with Gary Zhexi Zhang, Market Gallery Glasgow).
Fernisering: Fredag d. 5. august, kl. 17-21.
Udstillingsperiode: 6. august - 27. august, 2022.
Åbningstider: Onsdag-lørdag: kl. 13-17.
Mere info: www.okcorral.dk
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (needles) (Pine needles, cotton string, jesmonite, pigment, cast silicone). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (needles) (Pine needles, cotton string, jesmonite, pigment, cast silicone). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
ENGLISH:
Aniara Omann's solo exhibition Æblet (The Apple) consists of a new series of sculptures inspired by Science Fiction aesthetics and children's book universes. It is a small slice of a transitory Utopia that embraces the vulnerable, surreal, gentle and intuitive.
The exhibition draws on the ability of children's books to create parallel and sometimes utopian, soft realities, and stories that often take place in macro-environments, in symbiosis with nature, focusing on small details such as berries, insects, the spirit of the sea or the forest, and creatures that express archetypal human qualities. The apple is a notion of an evolutionary intermediate stage, and consists of a collection of different animal species, humans and cyborgs, in mid- metamorphosis in each their chrysalis, are half-decomposed, fermented and about to (re)form themselves. They are made in different materials, with traditional craft techniques such as basket weaving and ceramics, in combination with materials often used for special effects such as cast silicone and resin.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (modernist) (Cast resin, pigment, ivy branches, LED light, cotton string). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Apple (Installation view). OK Corral, 2022. Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Appe (green) (Glazed stoneware, cast silicone, moss, found bone, thread). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann, The Appe (green) (Glazed stoneware, cast silicone, moss, found bone, thread). Photo: David Stjernholm.
Aniara Omann (b. 1987, DK) lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. She studied at Funen Art Academy (2009-12) and Glasgow School of Art (2012-14). She works across sculpture, text, sound and performance. Her work explores themes of bio degradability, futurism and employs Science Fictions aesthetic language and ability to reflect current societal conditions through imagined futures and alternative realities.
Solo and duo exhibitions include: Birthday of The World (Ungefaerh, Køln); A different Kind of Love (NEVVEN On-site, Goteborg/Online); Porous Tomorrow (Kling & Bang, Reykjavik); Eyes larger, Foreheads longer, Fingers crossed (with Nicolaj Pelzer, Catbox Contemporary, New York); Equanipolis (Humber Street Gallery, Hull); Cross-Feed (with Gary Zhexi Zhang, Market Gallery Glasgow).
Opening: Friday August 5th, 5-9pm.
Exhibition period: August 6th - August 27th, 2022.
Opening hours: Wednesday-Saturday: 1-5pm.
More info: www.okcorral.dk