SPOTTED ON INSTAGRAM
"Artworks are hung at an average height of 152 cm, measured from the centre of the works to the floor" as declaimed in the exhibition CONDITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES (DMW Art Space / 2017). Self-adhesive silver colored reflective labels were stuck on three walls at a height of 152 cm. For the exhibition GOOD CONDITIONS, the artist stuck the rest of the self-adhesive labels on an empty sheet of A4 paper. This sheet of paper has been scanned. The JPG file was sent to an online printing company for printing it on brushed aluminum. Afterwards the artist stuck the same number of self-adhesive labels to this print.
In Good Conditions, Kris Van Dessel and Tom Van Malderen build upon their previous collaboration 'Conditions and Opportunities' at DMW Art Space in 2017. Together with curator Tram Scawped, the artists continue their quest into the protocols of exhibiting and the mechanism of the contemporary art economy in general. Their previous collaboration at DMW investigated the conditions and opportunities of the ‘art space’ by means of a series of interventions, ranging from subtle modifications of lighting and heating elements to enquiries into the appropriate shade of white for the walls of a white cube. Following up on this expo, 'Good Conditions' explores the application and potential of autonomous artworks as components of a dense art-fair-look-alike constellation. As part of this enquiry, all prices of the works on display are fixed in accordance with the inscrutable laws of the art economy and arranged in an easy-reference component list with accompanying article numbers. In 2023, the component was reactivated as an autonomous artwork as part of the 'Best Conditions' project in Valletta, Malta.
Post of the photo of the work COMPONENT 0789 - Spotted On on the artist's Instagram account / printed on a ceramic tile / 15 x 15 cm / unique / 2019 - 2023.
related works: COMPONENT 0789 - Spotted On
related exhibitions: CONDITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES / GOOD CONDITIONS / BEST CONDITIONS
