Vadim Fishkin's Ephemeral Machines Bridge Physical and Metaphysical Realms
Vadim Fishkin, who was born in Penza in 1965 and has resided in Ljubljana since 1992, specializes in creating temporary installations that delve into both physical and metaphysical themes. In 1993, he transformed five galleries in Moscow into dark, immersive spaces with his project Darkness Orbit. His art frequently incorporates angelic motifs, evident in works such as Breathing (1991) and Orbit 2 (1993). Collaborating with Mateja Bucar and NSK's Cosmokinetic Cabinet Noordung, he designed stage sets like Molitveni stroj (1993). The 1999 exhibition ... incommensurabilis ... at Škuc Galerija showcased pieces by Olafur Eliasson among others. Fishkin's 1997 works, Lighthouse and Dependance, transmitted his heartbeat as light and linked Ljubljana with Lisbon, respectively. Influenced by Russian cosmists and Fourth Dimension theorists, he installed Ognegraf in Zagreb in 2000 and took part in the 1996 Transnacionala journey.
Key facts
- Vadim Fishkin was born in Penza in 1965 and moved to Ljubljana in 1992
- Darkness Orbit (1993) was a nocturnal installation across five Moscow galleries
- Fishkin's work explores connections between physical and metaphysical realms using ephemeral media
- He collaborated with Slovenian choreographer Mateja Bucar and NSK's Cosmokinetic Cabinet Noordung
- The 1999 exhibition ... incommensurabilis ... at Škuc Galerija featured works by Olafur Eliasson and Marko Peljhan
- Lighthouse (1997) transmitted Fishkin's heartbeat as light from Vienna's Secession building
- Fishkin's influences include Russian cosmists like Aleksandr Chizhevsky and Kazimir Malevich
- He participated in the 1996 Transnacionala journey across the United States with the IRWIN group
Entities
Artists
- Vadim Fishkin
- Inke Arns
- Alexander Brener
- Yuri Leiderman
- Michael Benson
- Eda Cufer
- Mateja Bucar
- Gregor Podnar
- Olafur Eliasson
- Marko Peljhan
- Eulalia Valldosera
- Viktor Misiano
- Vlasta Delimar
- Vlado Martek
- On Kawara
- Aleksandr Chizhevsky
- Kazimir Malevich
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
- Vladimir Vernadsky
- Nikolai Fedorov
- G.I. Gurdjieff
- Petr Demianovich Uspenskij
- Nikola Tesla
- Hermann Potocnik Noordung
- Vladimir Illick Lenin
- H. G. Wells
- Edouard Le Roy
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
- Nada Beroš
Institutions
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- Moscow Institute of Architecture
- IRWIN group
- Cosmokinetic Cabinet Noordung
- Guelman Gallery
- Dar Gallery
- Shkola Gallery
- 1.0 Gallery
- Contemporary Arts Center Moscow
- Škuc Galerija
- Kunsthalle Nürnberg
- Viennese Secession
- Centro Cultural de Belem
- Mala Galerija
- Knoll Gallery
- Kapelica Galerija
- Muzej suvremene umjetnosti
- Humboldt University
- Soros Center of Contemporary Arts
- Kulturkontakt
- NSK
Locations
- Penza
- Soviet Union
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Moscow
- Russia
- Berlin
- Germany
- United States
- Grand Canyon
- Arizona
- Nürnberg
- Vienna
- Austria
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Kaluga
- St. Petersburg
Sources
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