- Venue
- Tenderpixel Gallery
- Starts
- Thursday, August 13, 2009
- Ends
- Saturday, September 5, 2009
- Address
- 10 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4HE
- Location
- London
Tenderpixel is pleased to present “Re-Surface,” Marina Kassianidou’s first solo exhibition in London. In “Re-Surface” Kassianidou amplifies the historic traces of the gallery space’s past inhabitants, and responds to each surface, referencing patterns and echoing scratches, dirt and stains in the actual gallery space. The placement of the works re-activates elements already existing in the gallery space – galvanizing their historicity as palimpsests are revitalized and elements are reconfigured and reinterpreted. Investigating notions of texture and surface, Marina’s installation includes “pseudo-hidden art,” such as the placement of linoleum pieces on a similar floor – oscillating between being a piece of art or a piece of floor, between presence and absence. By partially blending into its surroundings, the work relates to the notion of a “fugitive” image/artwork and offers an alternative discourse. Marina Kassianidou is an artist and writer based in Limassol and London. She graduated from Stanford University in 2002 with a BA in Studio Art and a BS in Computer Science. In 2005, she obtained an MFA at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and is currently pursuing a PhD in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited internationally and her writings have appeared in journals in the USA and Europe.
