Laura d'Ors

Palm Fiction

Contemporary art in temporary space
June 28-July 13, 2008
Palmkernölspeicher, Berlin (D)
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Article on Mr. Motley

by Inez Piso, June 18 2008
Light, Bright and Clear
Laura d’Ors, Cristina Marques en Qui Yang

I walk into Galerie Gist thinking I’m going to see an installation consisting of a plump knee and a wig. Much to my surprise it’s a photography exhibition. But the photography of Cristina Marques, Laura d’Ors and Qui Yang is not at all a disappointment. These three artists do not know each other; the exhibited work is not the result of collaboration but their work does go very well together. The work hanging on the white gallery walls screams: ‘Surrealism!’. read more >>>

Light, bright, clear | Gist Gallery, Amsterdam

Laura d’Ors, Cristina Marques and Qiu Yang
June 7–July 6, 2008
Opening June 7 at 16.00 h

‘Light, bright and clear’ presents the work of young artists Cristina Marques (Spain, 1976), Laura d’Ors (Spain, 1973) and Qiu Yang (China, 1981). They’re talented, eccentric and driven. They play skilfully with their concepts and materials. Through performance, film and photography they construct a unique, interdisciplinary visual language—almost effortlessly it seems. The point of departure is often the body or the mise-en-scène. With a playful and deliberate approach, the artists seek out new aspects of reality. The finished products, photographs or films, do not register the quest itself or the steps of the process. They are entirely autonomous, remarkably light, bright and clear.
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