Jofroi Amaral
September 18 - October 31, 2009
Schalter is pleased to announce POINTS OF VUES, an exhibition by Berlin-based, Belgian artist Jofroi Amaral. The exhibition will feature a group of objects that form a larger installation; it has been created by Amaral specifically for presentation at Schalter.
Rather than view the objects as a discreet series of artworks, Amaral challenges the viewer to see the work more as a set of tools or props pointing towards a larger, more encompassing experience. Often his process begins with an intense phase of reading and research, which is later distilled in a process of amalgamation or concretization, to produce the individual elements of his work. Finally, this production is brought together to form the final installation.
POINTS OF VUES follows this method to explore the connections between theoretical physics, hermetic philosophy and alchemy. His work '4 Squares', three black lacquered rectangles, is based on the proportions employed to construct Gothic cathedrals in the Middle Ages. Another piece, 'Imago Mundi', presents the viewer with what initially appears as a rendering of a sphere but reveals itself upon further inspection to be a delicate fractal drawing. Throughout POINTS OF VUES, the viewer continually find themselves confronted by their own reflection in the highly polished and industrially produced surfaces of Amaral's work.
Underlying the work is an attention to the links that animate seemingly disparate topics, drawing out and uncovering structures that may not initially be visible. As the exhibition's title suggests, POINTS OF VUES resists easy resolution into a singular or privileged interpretation, instead opting for the open-ended, inviting the viewer to form their own relationships with, and between, the works.
Jofroi Amaral is originally from Brussels. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions in Berlin and across Europe. Amaral has been living in Berlin since 2003. In addition to his studio practice, Amaral also operates his own laboratory, 'Informal Space', in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg.