random international at carpenters workshop gallery

random international at carpenters workshop gallery
triptych, 2010
various materials, framed in Corian®
H46 x L105 x W10cm
edition of 8 + 4 AP
image courtesy of carpenters workshop gallery

random international: the behaviour of objects
carpenters workshop gallery, london
october 7th to november 13th, 2010

this year, london / berlin art and design collective random international (stuart wood, flo ortkrass and hannes koch) was acknowledged with the design miami / basel designer of the future award, being selected as one of four studios shifting the boundaries of art, design and architecture.

carpenters workshop gallery presents a solo show, ‘the behaviour of objects’, showcasing random international’s work that challenges convention through their performative new media pieces. the trio shifts the role of the controller to that of performer. their work plays with the viewer, moving from animate to inanimate, while employing elements of tension and surprise. more than just signifiers of progress in digital technology, their work illuminates our perceptions and experiences of light, our own behavioural responses and interactive spatial environments, fulfilling the basic human need for self expression.

on show are their three latest works: ‘triptych’, ‘self-portrait’ and ‘swarm’.

‘self-portrait’, 2010
image courtesy of random international

‘self-portrait’ is the archetypal blank canvas. the installation engages you, the spectator, with a large-scale ephemeral representation of yourself. all evidence of the encounter exists only in the moment of interaction between the viewer and the work. gradually, moment and image fade away, never to be repeated. the piece questions both the traditional concept and content of the portrait as a means of preserving memory through image making. instead, ‘self-portrait’ becomes a self-reflexive experience that illuminates the poignancy of the lost moment.

‘self-portrait’, 2010 (detail)
image courtesy of carpenters workshop gallery