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Solo exhibition at Neuer Kunstverein Gießen
Gießen, Germany
Curated by Isabelle Tondre
Text by Isabelle Tondre
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“Bystander (Moth Joke)”
2024Solo exhibition at Neuer Kunstverein Gießen
Gießen, Germany
Curated by Isabelle Tondre
Text by Isabelle Tondre
Full documentation and info
(...) Time, and how it occupies space, are central concerns in Ian Waelder’s work. Through a rich range of media spanning from small-scale photographs to immersive in situ installations, Waelder’s artistic practice explores as a common thread the passing, stretching and suspension of time. As if to break with the seriousness of this ambition, humour and sarcasm never lie far in the artist’s operative process; persistent references to sketch comedy and popular talk-shows balance Waelder’s existential preoccupations with memory, identity and everyday life. Illuminating the porch of the Neue Kunstverein Gießen, Bystander (Moth Joke) is a nocturnal exhibition that ponders on the intimacies and politics of the entrance door. For his first solo-exhibition in Germany, Waelder’s work is presented entirely outside of the Kunstverein and becomes visible with the night fall. [Read more]