Sebastian Diaz Morales’ Suspension, 2014, film still
On January 31, Friday at 6pm Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius) present a solo exhibition Ficcionario by Argentinian video artist, Sebastian Diaz Morales. The exhibition invites visitors to immerse themselves in a journey through the architectural labyrinths, made specifically for this exposition, in which powerful projectors beam twisted loops of fiction and reality. The exhibition, taking place in the two grand CAC halls, will present five artist‘s video works: Pasajes I & II (2012, 2013), Oracle (2008), Insight (2012), and Suspension (2014). Diaz Morales‘ video works blend different genres; recurring motifs and forms of narrative that are characteristic of documentary combine with experimental and science fiction cinema.
By employing contemporary means of presentation, this exhibition in its own unique way translates the tradition of magical realism; here real and fictional stories intermingle to create a new dimension of meaning. The dialectical relation between reality and representation, the possibilities and effects of the mediation of the world through film – these are Morales‘ conceptual creative interests, which echo in the wanderings through endless labyrinths of images of Kafkaesque characters.
Sebastian Diaz Morales‘ (b. 1975) works are displayed in the permanent collections of the contemporary art museums such as Centre Pompidou or Tate Modern. His works were exhibited in Stedelijk Museum and De Appel in Amsterdam, in Art in General in New York, and also in biennales of Sydney, Sao Paolo and other places. In 2009 he was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship prize. Born in Argentina, the artist now resides in Amsterdam.
Additional events of the exhibition:
Saturday 1 February at 3pm: guided tour by Sebastian Diaz Morales in his exhibition Ficcionario
February 5 – March 16: Sebastian Diaz Morales’ film programme at the CAC Cinema.
More information about the exhibition find here.
