Harald Plochberger: neXXXt - In The Waiting Room
Harald Plochberger: THE WAITING ROOM/male model, mdf board, fabric, video by Neil Ira Needleman - Installation_detail
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Comment by Alejandro Dron, sculptor, Newburgh, NY and Buenos Aires
on the project "neXXXt - In The Waiting Room":
'FILLING IN' or ' BRIDGING THROUGH' light.
Light as creator.
As the Kabala says reality is build up from the participation of body, mind and heart. We could say also that all good works are also made out of these 3 elements.Your piece comprehends those for me.
a - The geometric mural, the mind.
b - The illustrations, the heart.
c - And the human bodies, the body.
And of course we could say that each of the 3 parts of the show have the 3 elements within them. Instead of expressing these realms you chose to visit them on tip toes. You - hide / present / hide - them with the delicacy of an Indian magician. Coloring empty areas which previously existed? Filling preexisting empty hearts with love? Is it just male sexual 'filling in': filling in a room, a body, shapes on paper, etc.? The giving light looks for vessels? Or creates them? Are you the one who fills in all those containers or is the light which creates from scratch all those results? Kabala says that it is the light which creates the vessel -the vessel does not create the light - Following this reasoning the light didn't find pre-existing vessels - the cartoons, the mind, geometry... actually the light created them. I think this is the most interesting point of the show, the questioning of what comes first, the light or the vessel. It is a difficult show due to its hidden conceptual charge. And you were right, how could you talk about its different layers in 5 minutes? It could also be pointed out - from a current psychological point of view - the 'multiple personalities' issue as another strong reading. But I've felt spiritual meanings instead. Despite the first apparent disconnection of its parts I find it - as I've tried to explain it - carrying a strong and hidden unity. The superb geometric mural - like a cardiovascular device/screen - is monitoring our pumping 'in' and ‘out’. It is helping us see and more importantly listen to our depths. To better achieve that ideal state of happiness we all seek with mind, heart and body.
Congratulations!
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Invited guest artist - Alexis Elton:
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Alexis Elton: SAFE/gelatin, pepper, wire_detail
all photos harald plochberger, 2006
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