Fri, 29.05.2009/Opening, BIX/Graz BIX Media façade/ Opening at the Medienkunstlabor
Kunsthause Graz and Aksioma Ljubljana
Pixel Tattoos will transform Kunsthaus Graz into a rhythmically pulsating tapestry of perceptual phenomena, piercing the urban space. Pixel Tattoos displays the interaction between the biomorphic architecture of the Kunsthaus and digital animations by four Slovenian media artists – Marko Batista, Igor Štromajer, Neven Korda and Luka Prinčič invited to the project by intermedia artist Janez Janša – who have been asked to face the unusual technical parameters offered by this peculiar medium. The “minimalistic” and “limited” structure of the Kunsthaus façade creates a challenging surface for artistic expression, imparting an unconventional visual-spatial experience: a ghostly screen of dynamic light and reflection, an outer membrane where a particular “process of writing” and “exploration of the surface tension qualities” transpires. The result is a dialogue between the two elements, a “conversation” happening neither inside the building nor outside but exactly on its skin
