Pressemeddelelse, maj 2019
Hvad nu hvis Limfjorden var et hav, og Aalborg og Nørresundby var kontinenter?
ďťżPaula Kaniewskas udstilling AALSUNDBY-NĂRREBORG i Turbinegalleriet tager fortidens spĂŚndinger og fordomme om et rivaliserende forhold mellem Aalborg og Nørresundby op for, pĂĽ forskellig vis, at udfordre termer som eksempelvis âos og demâ og de mange stereotyper, som udspringer heraf.
Med en legende umiddelbarhed skalaforvrider og genfortolker Paula Kaniewska den geografiske virkelighed omkring Limfjorden. Sammen med den materielle og immaterielle kultur fra de to byer skaber hun herved nye utopiske visioner for de to nye imaginĂŚre byer â Aalsundby og Nørreborg. MĂĽlet er at invitere beskueren til at reflektere over temaer som identitet, andethed, objektivitet og grĂŚnser.
Projektet tager udgangspunkt i det middelalderlige mappae mundi, dvs. kort med manglende geografisk nøjagtighed, men som i stedet var meget kreative med at forestille sig nye verdener. Mens de fra det moderne perspektiv opfattes som primitive, var deres mül at reprÌsentere principper og idÊer frem for at give et videnskabeligt og objektivt billede af verden. VÌrkerne i denne udstilling forsøger at genvinde dette omrüde, som er blevet tilegnet af de hyper-prÌcise, satellitbaserede forestillinger af Google Maps og den slags. Pü den müde er kunstvÌrkerne ogsü en form for kritisk refleksion pü den inverterede astronomi i det 20. og 21. ürhundrede, hvor menneskeheden for første gang i sin historie er lige sü optaget og forbløffet ved at se pü stjernerne, som de er, som ved at se pü overfladen af jorden fra det ydre rum.
Paula Kaniewska (f. 1989) er uddannet billedkunstner fra Kunstakademi i Warszawa i 2015. Siden 2017 har hun boet i Aalborg. Hun arbejder med maleri, tegning, tekstil og animation. I sine vÌrker eksplorerer hun det, som virker almindeligt og hverdagsagtigt, og forsøger at opdage dets ekstraordinÌre kvaliterer. Hun søger efter mønstrer, uventede kombinationer og elsker at lave skjulte referencer. Hendes anden kunstnerisk passion er kartografi. Hun har ogsü for nylig udstillet pü Kunstnernes Püskeudstilling i Aarhus.
Fernisering: Torsdag d. 23. maj, kl. 16-17.
Udstillingsperiode: D. 23. maj - 14. juli, 2019.
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bningstider: Kl. 7-23 hver dag.
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Udstillingen er støttet af KulturKANten.
Paula Kaniewska, Aalsundby-Nørreborg. Foto: Kunsthal NORD.
Paula Kaniewska, Aalsundby-Nørreborg. Foto: Kunsthal NORD.
Paula Kaniewska, Aalsundby-Nørreborg. Foto: Kunsthal NORD.
Paula Kaniewska, Aalsundby-Nørreborg. Foto: Kunsthal NORD.
Paula Kaniewska, Aalsundby-Nørreborg. Foto: Kunsthal NORD.
ENGLISH:
What if the Limfjord was an Ocean? What if Aalborg and Nørresundby were continents?
Itâs these kinds of questions that have inspired Paula Kaniewska's exhibition. The aim of the works is to problematize the relationship between the two administratively distinct, yet functionally inseparable cities: Aalborg and Nørresundby. Despite forming one city-organism nowadays, there remain tensions and prejudices from times, when the relationship was predominantly rivalrous. The ensuing âus and themâ mentality is in the crosshairs of the artistâs works, with the Limfjord acting as the border.
By means of utopian thinking, Paula Kaniewska aims to disrupt and unearth the contingency of the mechanisms of stereotyping. To this end, multi-scalar re-imagining and re-mixing of the natural geography of the Limfjord, as well as of the material and immaterial culture of the two cities, are used to create new utopian visions of imaginary cities. In a playful manner, they invite the spectators to ponder questions about identity, otherness, objectivity, and borders.
The project takes the point of departure in medieval mappae mundi, i.e. maps that lacked in geographical accuracy, but which made up for it in creativity in imagining new worlds. While from the modern perspective they seem primitive, their aim had always been to represent principles and ideas, rather than giving a scientific and objective picture of the world. The artworks within this exhibition try to reclaim that territory, which has been appropriated by the hyper-accurate, satellite-based depictions of Google Maps and the likes. In that sense, the artworks are also a form of critical reflection on the inverted astronomy of the 20th and 21st century, when for the first time in its history, humanity is as much concerned and astonished by looking at the stars as it is by looking at the surface of the Earth from outer space.
Paula Kaniewska (b. 1989) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2015, majoring in painting and textiles. Since 2017 she is a member of Northern Jutlandâs Art Studio in Aalborg, Denmark where she lives and works. Her artistic practice ranges from figurative painting capturing everyday situations to more theoretically informed pieces reflecting problems of image production and circulation. One of her fascinations is mapping. She explores relations between the objective character of maps and viewerâs subjective perception through drawing, textiles, and collage.
Opening: Thursday May 23, from 4pm-5pm.
Exhibition period: May 23 - July 14, 2019.
Opening hours: 7am-11pm every day.
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The exhibition is supported by KulturKANten.