I am Nothing Curated by Susanne Weiss Heidelberger Kunstverein 17 September – 20 November 2017
The protagonist of Patrick Modiano’s 1978 mystery novel Rue des Boutiques Obscures (Missing Person) fears being a man whose footsteps leave a trace that lasts only for a few seconds. “I am nothing” are the words the narrator uses to start his story, and the rest of the novel involves his efforts to piece together his past.
The exhibition at the Studio of the Heidelberger Kunstverein looks back at Figure 1, a sculpture made in 2013 that has traveled to different locations and has been presented in various contexts. For this occasion, the sculpture is conducted through a multi-layered narrative, putting it in dialogue with a network of objects and images produced for the exhibition. The space created to host Figure 1 is an installation that drawsinspiration from both the work of the Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico and a collection of documents and artifacts from the first Soviet space missions, shown in the exhibition Space: the Birth of a New Era atPavilion No. 1 of VDNH in Moscow.
Installation view, ph: Marc DoradzilloEclipse Or Night (Description and Picture), 2016, Oil and gouache on wood, 25cmx30cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloI am nothing, 2016, cardboard, metal lacquer, gouache, oil, rubber coated, copper cable, 70cmx100cmx20cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloDrawing Without Gravity, 2016, Steel table with pencil box (gouache and pencil on cardboard), cotton string, two metal rings, color pencils / Color pencil on Paper, ph: Marc DoradzilloFigure 1 / Moзаика, 2013-2016, Paper, plaster, wood, powder/chair/box, ph: Marc DoradzilloI Am Nothing (Dinosaur), 2016, Oil on wood, 25cmx30cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloOrazisy / Fazisy, 2016, cardboard, metal lacquer, plastic snail, 82cmx52cmx150cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloKippfigur (Babylone), 2016, Watercolour on paper, 50cmx65cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloL’Homme Tranquil, 2016, two wooden birds, wooden box, 27cmx27cmx32cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloSuper-position, 2016, cardboard, metal lacquer, fabric, paint, plastic tube, 50cmx65cmx30cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloUnder X Ray For Example, 2016, wood, rubber-coated copper cable, metal piece, 100cmx1.5cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloLack of Something (Bat), 2015, Oil and gouache on wood, 25cmx30cm, ph: Marc DoradzilloInstallation view, ph: Marc DoradzilloInstallation view, ph: Marc DoradzilloInstallation view, ph: Marc DoradzilloInstallation view, ph: Marc Doradzillo
