Laura Horelli at Galerie IlKa Bree, Bordeaux
Laura Horelli's exhibition at Galerie IlKa Bree in Bordeaux (November 11, 2005 – January 27, 2006) explores how individuals navigate mechanical rationalization in politics, urbanism, and media. Her installation "Karl-Marx-Allee et Kreshchatik" juxtaposes photographic panels and text on two Stalinist boulevards in Berlin and Kiev, using fragmentary images and notes to resist totalizing narratives. She also reconfigures three days of Le Monde newspaper and, in the video "04/11/2005," replaces the voices of a TV news anchor and commentators with three women of different ages discussing their daily activities. Horelli's work treats information as a means of personal and collective reappropriation, emphasizing ethical engagement with reality.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Galerie IlKa Bree, Bordeaux, from November 11, 2005 to January 27, 2006.
- Installation 'Karl-Marx-Allee et Kreshchatik' features photographic prints on panels and text.
- The work focuses on two Stalinist boulevards: Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin and Kreshchatik in Kiev.
- Horelli reconfigures three days of Le Monde newspaper for the exhibition.
- Video '04/11/2005' replaces TV news voices with three women of different ages.
- The artist uses exchange, reciprocity, adaptation, and conditioning as conceptual tools.
- Horelli aims to disrupt linear rationality and power strategies.
- The exhibition runs from November 11, 2005 to January 27, 2006.
Entities
Artists
- Laura Horelli
Institutions
- Galerie IlKa Bree
- Le Monde
Locations
- Bordeaux
- France
- Berlin
- Germany
- Kiev
- Ukraine
Sources
- artpress —