Natural History II, 2003 c-print Liselot van der Heijden False Metaphors Schroeder Romero is pleased to announce the opening of "False Metaphors", a solo exhibition by Liselot van der Heijden. The exhibition will feature two new video installations "Aporia" and "Feast". "Aporia" uses a repeated loop of a zebra at the moment of taking its last breath to establish an uncanny situation. Van der Heijden destabilizes the relationship between the viewer and the image, interrupting the passive role of the spectator by confronting the viewer with the gaze of the dying animal. "Feast. Hommage à Marcel Broodthaers" is a satire. At a time when "people have to watch what they say..." (former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer) it is even more interesting to watch what is said by what is not said. The work juxtaposes a series of statements - "this has nothing to do with oil", "a vulture is not an eagle" and "this is not political" - with a continuous video loop showing a close up of a group of vultures ferociously fighting to seize a bite. Recurring themes in Liselot van der Heijden's works are the control or power of the gaze and "Nature" as a cultural / political idea and anthropomorphic projection. Her work suggests that representations of nature reveal more about human beings, culture and ideology, than about nature itself. Liselot van der Heijden is an emerging artist from the Netherlands who lives and works in New York City. She has shown art projects and videos throughout the US, Europe and South America. Venues include: The New Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, Lincoln Center, Artist Space, Art in General, White Box, Momenta Art, Smart Project Space in Amsterdam, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Videochroniques in Nice, ZKM Zentrum fur Medien Technologie in Karlsruhe and Videonale 8 in Bonn, Germany. Exhibition: January 2 - February 9, 2004 Gallery hours: Fri-Mon, 12 - 6 pm and by appointment Schroeder Romero Gallery 173A North 3rd St USA-Williamsburg, Brooklyn Telephone +1 718 486-8992 Email lisa@schroederromero.com www.schroederromero.com |
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