B-LA-M Festival 2024 at Scope BLN
Scope BLN + Ruth Gallery + Casa Roga
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Address
Lübecker Str. 43, 10559 Berlin
Opening Hours
Thu, 27 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition on
27 Jun – 12 July, 2024
Gallery hours:
Thu - Sat, 1 - 7 pm
Contact: b_Kostadinov (at)yahoo.com
Participating artists: Flo Maak, Jorge Mujica, Adam Rabinowitz, Andrea Romero and Caitlin Ross
Image: CACtTUS Trip, Copyright Berlin, June 2019. Collaboration between Jorge Mujica, Karen Tepaz, and May Rode.
About
For the current exhibition and the exhibitions in the following years, Scope BLN is in cooperation with Casa Roga, Mexico City and CACtTUS Gallery, Los Angeles.
Flo Maak's contribution to B-LA-M Festival 2024 deals with the Korean Golden Silk Spider, its coloration and occurrence around Seoul. The work “Descent" shows part of a huge spider web, its inhabitants and some of their prey. In the background, blurred, is a small town on the east coast of South Korea. The second image is from the series "String Stories" and shows the abandoned webs of the aforementioned spider. All of the images in this series were taken in front of colored backgrounds using artificial light to reveal the fine threads. The yellow and black coloration of the spiders is a warning to potential predators not to eat them. The same warning colors are used in the city of Seoul to highlight the physical dangers for those navigating the network of streets in the busy metropolis.
“Estudio de sombras en terciopelo I, II and III“ by Andrea Romero are made with velvet, applied using screen printing, and play with supports that allow a different relationship with light. In the case of paper, it creates a surface that absorbs light.
The works correspond to a project about shadows and their ability to trigger images and memories—the conceptual and material exploration of the velvet questions the limits between a picture and an object. The velvet gives body to the image and the possibility of reproducing shadows and inhabiting the space.
The installation "Tri-Cluster" brings together three distinct approaches to color and space.
Adam Rabinowitz explores the conceptual and physical dimensions through his imaginative landscapes. Caitlin Ross employs a physical approach to color, using cast shadows to invert fictional elements. Jorge Mujica creates sculptures that fracture the panorama, forming visual portals and casting shadows in space.
The installation showcases the artists' individual ideas, interlocking visually to create a dynamic conversation. This collaborative effort aims to create an arc of visual growth, beginning in Berlin and extending to Los Angeles and Mexico City.
Scope BLN
Scope BLN is located in Berlin-Moabit. It is an experiential contemporary art platform developing a community and a free space for exchange, collaborations and discussions on contemporary art and its active interaction with our surrounding public environment.
It provides an Artist-in-Residency for multidisciplinary artists and cultural practitioners to showcase their work, gain wider recognition and expand their professional network in Berlin. Scope BLN's intention is to create new audiences and communities for contemporary art.
Ruth Gallery
Ruth Gallery is an artist-run apartment gallery in Pasadena, California. Director Alicia Cheatham curates exhibitions of new and emerging artists from the Los Angeles area. Dedicated to the fostering appreciation for contemporary and abstract art in a domestic setting. Light is natural, exhibitions are seasonal. Ruth (for short) looks forward to further collaborations off-site and hosting guest curators.
Casa Roga
Casa Roga es un estudio de arte dedicado al desarrollo de proyectos editoriales y la producción de obra artística, particularmente a través del grabado, la serigrafía y la pintura.
Busca que la colaboración entre artistas de distintas disciplinas genere puentes para reflexionar en torno a la gráfica y arte contemporáneo. Casa Roga se estructura como un espacio dinámico a través del cual se exploran experiencias que dan cabida al diálogo, al trabajo colectivo y al intercambio de ideas que benefician a la comunidad artística.
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Casa Roga is an art studio dedicated to the development of editorial projects and the production of artistic works, specifically focusing on engraving, screen printing, and painting.
Its goal is to encourage collaboration among artists from diverse disciplines, establishing connections to reflect on graphic and contemporary arts. Casa Roga is designed as a dynamic space where experiences fostering dialogue, collective efforts, and the exchange of ideas that benefit the artistic community are explored.