Vadim Fishkin
Dark Times (2019–20)
Windy (2021)
Vadim Fishkin, Dark Times (2019–20), installation view, photo: steirischer herbst / kunst-dokumentation.com, courtesy of the artist and Gregor Podnar, Vienna
Vadim Fishkin, Dark Times (2019–20), installation view, photo: steirischer herbst / kunst-dokumentation.com, courtesy of the artist and Gregor Podnar, Vienna
Vadim Fishkin, Dark Times (2019–20), installation view, photo: steirischer herbst / kunst-dokumentation.com, courtesy of the artist and Gregor Podnar, Vienna
The dream of perpetual motion has long been a central topic of Vadim Fishkin. Dark Times underlines the endless attempts to understand, measure, or control time, even when it appears to be “suspended,” “bright,” or “dark.” Windy represents another form of perpetual motion: a floor ventilator continuously creates vortices of flying paper silhouettes projected onto the wall, evoking an archive that refuses to settle down.
Vadim Fishkin (1965, Penza, Russia) is an artist who explores the relationships between science, personal experience, desire, and imagination, between metaphysics and pragmatism, and between the artificial and the real. He mainly investigates scientific methods, using technological advances for poetic purposes. Many of his works are informed by a distinctive sense of humor. He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions, including four Venice Biennials (1995, 2003, 2005, and 2017); Manifesta 1, Rotterdam; Manifesta 10, Saint Petersburg; the 3rd Istanbul Biennial; and the 9th Shanghai Biennale. He lives in Ljubljana.
Produced by DUM Association of Artists
Courtesy of the artist and Gregor Podnar, Vienna
Installations
Villa Perpetuum Mobile
Group exhibition
Produced by DUM Association of Artists
Courtesy of the artist and Gregor Podnar, Vienna