This Certifies That
Yelena Popova
Osnova gallery, Moscow
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- Title
- This Certifies That
- Gallery
- Osnova gallery, Moscow
- Year
- 2016
- Format & Technical
Timebased.
"This Certifies That" is a code-generated computer performance projected on a wall with sound.
A computer in real-time generates images reminiscent of Euro banknotes in denomination of 5 to 500 Euro (with convoluted and interlocking Guilloche lines and 3D scans of sculptures from Oliver Laric’s project for Lincoln Museum, UK). The elements that make up the image constantly shift in potentially in nine patterns, at some point the whole sequence crashes, and then rebuilds itself. The visual stream is accompanied by a soundtrack that can be described as an algorithmic composition (sound developed in collaboration with Rebecca Lee, and inspired by Cornelius Cardew’s music experiments). A constantly morphing sonic landscape is built from different sources, including sampled audio, human and simulated voices. The computer voices with different accents read sentences which are randomly selected by the machine- world to formulate different propositions.
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Yelena Popova Born in USSR, works in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Popova is an artist who works across a wide range of media, including painting, video and installation. Reflecting her upbringing in the Urals, she is influenced by the tenets of Russian Constructivism, while often seeking to discuss the constant development of industrialism and the landscape of contemporary Capitalism. There is an important stress placed upon the theme of balance within her work, whether this is political, aesthetic or metaphysical. Her documentary films, such as Particulate Matter, provide a relatively concrete exploration of the universal relationship between Capitalism and Industrialisation, across cultural intersections. Yelena Popova primarily focuses upon matter and materiality, using a wide variety of media to open up discourses to her audience.
Last update: October 14th, 2019.
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- 4th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok 1/6 , 105120, Moscow, Russia
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Osnova is a young and dynamic Moscow art space founded in 2014 that provides a vital platform for emerging artists from countries worldwide. Osnova strive to bring new artist names to the forefront of the contemporary art scene, and engage extensively with the local community integrating it to the international art scene.