Knot Project Space presented a two-day exhibition by media artist Nelly Matorina that utilized the layout of the five-channel video exhibition Wednesdays, Before Piano by naakita feldman-kiss. In direct dialogue with the feldman-kiss exhibition, this gesture of exhibitionary coexistence and media-enmeshing was presented as part of a series of events that brought together three young artists exploring intergenerational exchange (understood as the processes of learning, modes of relation and collaborative exercises that occur between generations) in their respective artistic practices.
Don’t Forget to Call
Don’t Forget to Call is a multi-channel video installation exploring mediated forms of communication. The installation is composed of various ‘calls’ to Matorina’s grandparents and other deceased ancestors, some of whom she has never met or spoken to. Throughout the lives of her relatives, most of their communication was mediated through calling cards and, more recently, calling home phone numbers through Skype. This installation extends Matorina’s familiarity with mediation into another realm: is a call to the afterlife that much further than a call over the internet?
Nelly Matorina
Nelly Matorina is an artist and scientist exploring themes of migration, sleep, and memory through video, installation, experimentation, and data analysis. Her latest series of installations looks at intergenerational memory in a post-soviet context. Recent and upcoming shows/screenings include Square Pegs, Reelout Queer Film Festival, Union Gallery, and Modern Fuel.
Related Programming
Exhibition: Wednesdays, Before Piano., naakita feldman-kiss. June 28 – Aug. 4, 2018.
Discussion: Intergenerational Practice. July 27, 2018. Knot Project Space.
Performance: Où sont les ancêtres?, Ivanie Aubin-Malo. July 26, 2018. Knot Project Space.