Arye Wachsmuth | Domino Exhibition

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Introduction:

DOMINO is a series of solo and duo shows, a growing group show, adding new artists every week.
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Domino | Growing group show | Raum mit Licht gallery
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June 4, 2021

The contemporary artist Arye Wachsmuth presents his work at the growing group exhibition Domino, in the gallery Raum mit Licht in Vienna.

DOMINO is a series of solo and duo shows, a growing group show, adding new artists every week at Gallery Raum mit Licht Vienna.

The invited artists also present work in progress on location and on the munchies viewing room.

The last show of 11 presents the artists Arye Wachsmuth.

Who is Arye Wachsmuth?

Arye Wachsmuth is an Austrian contemporary artist who lives and works in Vienna.

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Arye Wachsmuth | Portrait Photo credit @ Sophie Lillie

Arye Wachsmuth on his current works at DOMINO/RML

M.M. (Mirrormedia Series/Transluminograms).

A series of photographic appropriations that was conceived before the Covid pandemic.

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Installation view | Domino | Gallery Raum mit Licht | Photo credit: Arye Wachsmuth

The photographic works reflect the daily landscape of the print media. In this way, a kind of pictorial diary is created. 

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Gaia | 2021 | Transluminogram, framed | 30 x 40 cm | Photo credit: Arye Wachsmuth

Depending on the frequency of reporting in the daily newspapers and the selection of possible motifs, some themes appear more often than others.

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Letting go crops | 2021 | Transluminogram, framed | 30 x 40 cm | Photo credit: Arye Wachsmuth

Through the superimposition of images, the news and stories collide with one another and therefore "tell" a different story or make room for one's own associations.

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Scars 2021 | Transluminogram, framed | 30 x 40 cm | Photo credit: Arye Wachsmuth

I termed the photographic process, a self-developed exposure technique, as a Transluminogram.

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Urban | 2021| Transluminogram, framed | 30 x 40 cm | Photo credit: Arye Wachsmuth

Arye shares 2 favorite quotes:

The only interesting answers are those that destroy the questions.- Susan Sontag
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Arye Wachsmuth | Domino | Gallery Raum mit Licht
One can not say it all- Jacques Lacan
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The Will to Witness/Grauzone | 2020 | Video, 35mm film transfer to Video, Sound, duration 33 minutes | Image credit Arye Wachsmuth

Keywords:

#history, #memory, #politicalart, #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #artandpolitics

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Arye Wachsmuth partial view of the installation DECEROCIDE as shown at the group showStories of Traumatic Pasts | Weltmuseum, Vienna | 2020
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On the left: “X”, wall paint, 2019 | On the right: Heavy Duty Nylon Beach (Mediterranean Sea) | 2016 | Photo Arye Wachsmuth
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W.R.Y. – O.T.B. | 2020 | U.S. postal stamps, paint | Part of the installation DECEROCIDE | Weltmuseum, Vienna | 2020