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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next front to the street, to the left the peephole to see the show through, Snöfrid's interpretations of the logos to the right and her portrait of Lucie Fontaine, Komposition 4. |
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| this performance project i did in Napoli at T293, and it was curated by lucie fontaine. in their storefront gallery. the windows where covered with a wall construction that had one peephole, from the peephole it comes light out to the street so that it caches the eye. in front of the peephole it was a painting placed daily, behind the painting i was sitting painting a new painting. in every painting i used my body as part of the still-life. we where locked in every day from 3pm till 7pm (no one was allowed to enter the gallery). i did one new painting everyday. for ten days. every painting is named after the day and it is a continuation of my still life series after Caravaggio, Xenia. the titles are: xenia primo giorno, xenia secondo giorno, and so on... one sees the oracle behind the installation. to the left one can see the finished paintings hanging on the wall, and in front it is the most recent painting and a candle to give it light. Snöfrid did interpretations of the logos of the involved parts and she also did a portrait of lucie fontaine - Komposition 4. pressrelease by Lucie Fontaine and T293: Perché Napoli? Ylva Ogland Until february 5th, 2009 Hours: 3.00 – 7.00 pm T293, Piazza Amendola, 4, 80121, Napoli Tel: 0039/081/295882 www.t293.it - perchenapoli@t293.it Ylva Ogland is the third artist invited in “Perché Napoli?”. Over the duration of the show the artist will transform the exhibition space into a peep show. Nobody will be allowed to enter the gallery. The only way to experience this show will be by looking through the hole placed in the center of a wall that represents the border between two* universes: reality and representation. Inside the space Ogland will continue her series “Xenia,” directly connected to Caravaggio’s eponymous Still Life with a Basket of Fruit. Each day these new versions of “Xenia” will be placed in front of the peephole, shaping the perception of the entire project with a profoundly voyeuristic overtone. The artist will also invite her mirror twin sister Snöfrid to embrace a series of other identities as part of the project. Ogland serves sexual motifs in the form of fruits and flowers via Xenia, while Snöfrid serves the following: T293 will be presented as a logo on the wall that divides reality and representation. Lucie Fontaine will be on the wall while Snöfrid portrays her portrait. The Fruit and Flower Deli emblem will also appear on the wall, representing the second stop of an Odyssey, which started in Stockholm and will continue toVilnius, Shanghai, Tokyo, Berlin, Milan, London and other places to be announced by the Oracle of Fruit and Flower Deli. Ylva Ogland lives and works in New York. She uses the world as a palette • Fruit and Flower Deli is a New York gallery that has a harbor in every continent. It is the vessel for the Oracle, which is protected by the Keeper. Where Fruit and Flower Deli is, it is always a home for David Adamo, Judith Braun, Jota Castro, Rainer Ganahl, Nicolás Guagnini, Tracy Nakayama, Trong Nguyen and Karin Schneider • Snöfrid is Ylva Ogland’s mirror twin sister, she lives inside the mirrors and she likes pancakes with golden syrup. Sometimes she appears in the real world as vodka “Perché Napoli?” is a project by T293 for the city of Naples. Six chapters conceived by six artists for the exhibition space located in Piazza Amendola. The project cycle will conclude with the publication of a book, edited by Lucie Fontaine and presented during the final opening. "Perché Napoli?" is additionally supported by Paul Thorel. * “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.’ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. |
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