Fundament by Clara Bahlsen

Installation view from "Fundament" by Clara Bahlsen ©︎IACK 2019

Fundament
Solo Exhibition by Clara Bahlsen
Dates: November 2 (Sat) – November 24 (Sun)
Venue: IACK

IACK is pleased to present "Fundament," a solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Clara Bahlsen.

Bahlsen created this work in 2019 as a commission for Fact Finding Committe, organized by ZK/U (Center for Art and Urbanistics), an art center in Berlin. Bahlsen photographed the pillars supporting the building in the basement of the center, and the pillars were printed on plastic pallets to make them appear above ground. Viewers are able to see with their own eyes, while still on the ground, the pillars that support the very space they are standing in, something they would not normally see, and are reminded of how our lives and society are built on delicate relationships of trust and the unconscious.

Baalsen also continues to tackle the themes of birth, role and existence. In his previous works, he has used documentary, portrait and still life photography, but in this work, the image of a brick block pillar can be interpreted as a metaphor for the transformable nature of humans and tools. The pillar, which was originally fixed underground and its existence was not noticed, is reborn as a conscious presence scattered all over the world by being printed on plastic pallets used in factories for transportation and logistics. In this way, Baalsen's photographic works, which do not end with mere photographs and clichés as records, expand the viewer's consciousness and suggest that all things and people have the potential to be liberated from the roles and functions associated with birth and to change.

In addition to this work, the venue will also exhibit and sell the artist's previously published collections. This will be the first exhibition in Japan for this up-and-coming artist, so please take advantage of this opportunity.

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Clara Bahlsen
Clara Bahlsen's photographs, multimedia works, artist books and texts address all questions of belonging, based on anthropological research. Bahlsen explores her own role in the social system and the everyday subject as origin and biography. She has exhibited at the Museum Kunst der Westküste, Kunstverein Hannover, Zeithaus Autostadt Wolfsburg and the Berlin Galeries-Museum, among others. Her self-published monographs are held in renowned international collections and have been included in art book fairs around the world. Her awards include the Aenne Biermann Prize for Contemporary Photography and the Karl Hofer Studio Fellowship.
www.clarabahlsen.com

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IACK
Address: 18-3 Takaokacho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Business hours: 12:00 – 19:00
Opening days during the event: Wednesday to Sunday (open on public holidays. Open only on Saturdays and Sundays on the third week of the month)
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