Mathias Prenen
a ghost rash
2023
During his last residency at Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo, Kanazawa, Mathias Prenen set out to develop a relation between urushi and celluloid film. Parts of this process implied a glass carrier to be made that would allow a continuous loop in urushi. In collaboration with Yosuke Shikada and Toyoumi Kenta, he explored the unlikely relation between glass and urushi resulting in objects that walk the fysical and mental boundaries of both materials. Developing further the possibilities of image production, the status of these objects are questioned through photograms. The titles hint at the ontological challenges encountered working with urushi, wherein the front, or face of things (表 Jap.-omote) and their back or hidden side (裏 Jap.-ura), shine through to each other.
a ghost rash
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a ghost rash
裏
2023
Photogram on Ilford MG-pearl paper, smoked oak, art glass 92%UV, anti-reflective
11 x 11 cm (photogram), 27,6 x 24,1 cm (frame)
Edition of ten unique photograms, numbered and signed
350 € VAT included
