The Album is the new exhibition at galerie Hiltawsky, this show presents new works by Torsten Solin (*1972, Jena, Germany). Through his manipulated images and self-portraits, Solin explores social and gender stereotypes, creating a complex (photo) album that can be read in a variety of ways.
Memory, which usually stands at the heart of a photo album, is eradicated by the artist’s obsessive play with notions of identity and self-portrayal. The historical photographic materials that he uses as the basis for these new works are given a new function through artistic appropriation.
These new self-portraits and stagings are brought together as an imaginary photo album that reveals multiple layers of meaning. It also makes reference to the theme of the doppelganger, which became popular in the romantic literature of the 19th century, and remains a frequent theme in the arts and academic research today.
The exhibition scrutinizes the uniqueness of the self, its loss of identity, and its reconstruction.
EXHIBITION
Torsten Solin: The Album
Curated by Harald Theiss
From May 13th to July 2nd, 2016
Galerie Hiltawsky
Tucholskystrasse 41
10117 Berlin
Germany
http://www.hiltawsky.com
http://www.torsten-solin.de
