Galerie Gabriel Rolt is proud to present the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands of Israeli artist Noa Giniger.
Noa Giniger's work is conceptual, established on facts. The creation of a work is an intuitive, emotional, sometimes arbitrary process for the artist. Her works – which range from sculptures, sound pieces, photography to installation – are an attempt to grasp and take hold of the idea; of the moment or an event when the artist is moved or inspired. She attempts to turn 'essence' into 'something' that has a distinct, separate existence.
The works in :-)-: encapsulate Giniger's increasing interest in the transitory; in creating objects or situations that have only a limited lifespan, from which their only trace and remainder becomes the impression left with the viewer.
The show's title renders a similar effect. It is an emoticon, which contains both signifiers of happy and sad. It captures the mutual connection of the two states, as well as that fragile balance upon which most things frequently exist. It is in this spirit that many of Giniger's works can be viewed. She frequently takes actions, words and phrases that hold personal meaning – that are closely connected to her own experiences – and proposes them to others. There, stripped of their biography or location, they might strike a similarly personal chord or appear cold and emotionless.
The subtle and often fragile relationships between her pieces demand a balanced and contemplative presentation. Though many of her works have a minimal and temporal appearance, they require a space, a quiet, a secure environment of the artist's creation, where they can most effectively reach that elusive state of :-)-:
Giniger has also commissioned Controllar, an Amsterdam-based experimental pop duo comprised of Anat Spiegel (IL), vocals and Thomas Myrmel (USA), electronics, to compose a piece responding to Intervention, which features in the show. On February 25th and March 4th, Controllar will perform in the gallery at 17:45 for fifteen minutes precisely.
Noa Giniger (Israel, 1977) received her diploma in 2005 from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris. Today she lives in Amsterdam, where she recently completed her two years residency in De Ateliers. Her work has been shown in Nieuwe Vide (Haarlem), De Appel’s offsite exhibition at Het Gebouw (Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht), Attitudes (Geneva) and in Paris in different venues such as La Général, Passage du Retz, , Quai Malakias, and Le Georges, as part of the Abstraction Surface Air screening. In March she will be creating a special work for De Inkijk, SKOR’s exhibition space, in Amsterdam. Later in the year she is participating in The 2nd Herzliya Biennial of Contemporary Art in Israel.
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