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Femke HERREGRAVEN

  • Femke HERREGRAVEN

    (Born in 1982. Netherlands)

        Hinged Collisions—Awoken Lesion, 2019
        Corrupted Air, 2018
        Corrupted Air
—Act VI, 2019

The artist invites us into Corrupted Air—Act VI, a survivalist bunker, or rather into an installation that explores the imaginary of the “panic room” in case of catastrophe. As the glass doors of the room of the installation open, the visitor notices that the space remains uninhabited, except for three strange creatures: the avatars of extinct elephant bird, trilobite, and lizard. They came back to “life” thanks to highly precise scanned digital models and they engage in a discussion based on a scenario written by the artist. In the course of the exchange, they keep mentioning the “Last Man,” a sort of prophetic figure, who nevertheless brings no salvation: “when he arrives, I'll be even more bored” says the digital trilobite. As they are waiting for an end that does not come, they indulge in existential heart to heart reflections: “You can only die twice. First when you stop breathing and second when somebody says your name for the last time.”

Femke Herregraven, Corrupted Air –Act VI, 2019, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Artist and Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
Femke Herregraven, Corrupted Air –Act VI, 2019, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Artist and Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

 Sound design in collaboration with Natalia Domínguez Rangel Supported by the Mondriaan Fund

Sponsors: Supported by the Mondriaan Fund

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