A DAY IN A LIFE with THINGS I REGRET BUYING (2014) presented at Rijksakademie OPEN 2014, Amsterdam

featuring: Mamaroo, DuetSoothe LX, Dodoli de Luxe Grey, Peaceful Snuggles Swing n Sway, Evenflo Exersaucer Safari Friends, Bright Starts Ingenuity Smoothe Glide

video courtesy the artist

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While I’m sure almost all of you have heard of KATJA NOVITSKOVA, best known for her large animals cut-outs digitally printed on aluminum plates, she recently created a series of moving sculptures assembled from products found in DIY stores, pharmacies or on childcare websites among others.

As in her previous works, KATJA NOVITSKOVA explores notions of spatiality, materiality as well as the capacity for visitors to be affected by images or in this case by everyday items through cute and strange characters. For the first time, the Dutch-Estonian artist has composed moving pieces which at times invite, at times rebuff interaction, with each state a point of departure for other trajectories in the exhibition space.

The video above is part of the documentation of the exhibition that she presented on the occasion of OPEN 2014 in November 2014 at the Rijkakademie where she was artist resident from beginning 2013 to the end of 2014. You can also find more views of the exhibition via katjanovi.net/dayinalife.html

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