Homely/Unheimlich

James Voller verwendet als Technik auf der einen Seite die Dokumentarfotografie als auch fotografische Überlagerungen. Seine früheren Arbeiten zielten darauf ab gesellschaftliches Wachstum und Entwicklung in Neuseeland zu kommentieren. In seiner derzeitigen Werkphase beschäftigt er sich damit, wie Baukörper und Konstruktionen den Wechsel innerhalb der Gesellschaft abbilden können und dadurch ein Indikator für wirtschaftliche, politische und soziale Trends sind. In der Ausstellung Homely/Unheimlich werden sowohl Fotos, die die Veränderungen in seinem neuseeländischen und, durch den „artist-in-residence-Aufenthalt“ ermöglichten, österreichischen Lebensumfeld abbilden, als auch großformatige fotografische Interventionen zu sehen sein.

Adelina Popnedelevas Videoinstallation “Fresh”, zeigt in einem Porträt eines jungen Mannes, was in den Übergangsjahren vom Sozialismus zur Demokratie in Bulgarien passierte. Amüsiert, attraktiv und zynisch beherrscht der junge Protagonist die Sprache und die Zeichen eines nichtoffiziellen Systems und dadurch erscheint er als fiktiver Charakter. Das Modell, das er anstrebt,  ist der “neue Held” – ein Geschäftsmann mit halb-krimineller, halb-parvenuehafter Lebensweise. Da er den Weg einer erfolgreichen Integration in die kapitalistische Gesellschaft eingeschlagen hat, verkörpert es das Bild der modernen  Konsumkultur, wo Freiheit auf das Recht reduziert ist, ein Kunde zu sein.

James Voller
born in Christchurch, New Zealand 1986

Education
Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology, Master Of Fine Arts 2008-09
University of Canterbury,  New Zealand, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major:Photography) 2004-07

Selected Solo Exhibitions
„Moving Houses“ Kings A.R.I, Melbourne, Australia 2010 (Jan)
„Displacement“, Christchurch Centre of Contemporary Art, New Zealand 2010 (Mar)
Offsite Exhibition Erupt Taupo Art Festival, New Zealand 2010 (May)
„Forgotten Space Remembered“, Toi Poneke Gallery Wellington, New Zealand 2009
Offsite Autumn Exhibition at High St. Project, Christchurch 2009
„On My Home“ Christchurch Centre of Contemporary Art, New Zealand 2008




Selected Group Exhibitions
„Suburban Shift“ Exhibition show at Trocadero Gallery, with G. Carran, Melbourne, Australia 2009
„Preview 2009“ travelling show at Christchurch Centre of Contemporary Art,
Webb’s Auckland, Temple Gallery Dunedin, New Zealand 2009

Awards
RMIT Master of Fine Arts Scholarship 2009
„Creative Communities Grant“ from Wellington City Council 2009
Finalist Wallace Art Awards, (work selected for the Wallace collection) Auckland, NZ 2009
Photographic book „On My Way Home“ selected to be included in the University of
Canterbury contribution to the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities 2007
Ilford Shield National High School Photography Award 2003

Selected Publications and Press
Full page article „The Christchurch Press“ 2008
High Street Project offsite publication, Jeeremy Marshall 2009

Current Employment
Photographic Design Tutor, School of Design, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Adelina Popnedeleva
1956-born in Sofia, Bulgaria
Education:
2008- PhD in Visual Arts and Theory of Art, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1983-1988-Studies at Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Solo exhibitions:
2009     City motives ,Goethe- Institut,Sofia
In” Underground  stores” ,National Art Gallery, Sofia
“Initiations”, whit E. Panajotova and I.Lalev, Haus Wittgenshtein, Vienna, Austria
2005-“Stars”, Center for contemporary art, Shumen , Bulgaria
2005- OH MY HERO!, Gallery Art Alley, Sofia
2004- Symptom- Gallery  Irida, Sofia,  with Ventzislav Zankov’s participation
2002 -"Masochistic Performance after Hans Christian Andersen"- festival BBI, Fribourg, Switzerland, curator Olivier Suter
2000- "Masochistic Performance after Hans Christian Andersen"- Ata center for contemporary art, Sofia, curator Maria Vassileva
1999- ‘'Installations'‘ - Gallery TED, Varna
1999- “Pointless Plantings ‘'- Gallery Art 36, Sofia
1997- “Kunstlandsihaft 3, Berlin, Germany
1997- “ Equality, Fraternity, Liberty ’' -XXL Gallery, Sofia
1997- '‘Collection'‘ - video installation, house Mexican graphics, Old Town Plovdiv
1996- '‘ Winter Garten’' -Gallery of Union of Artists, Zlatni piasatci, Bulgaria
1996- ‘'Ecology'‘ – Plovdiv
1996- '‘Process'‘ -- Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
1995- '‘On the footsteps of...'‘ - installation, Studio Spectrum Gallery, Sofia,
with Snejana Simeonova, curator I. Boubnova
1994- East-West Festival, Die , France, curator Irina Genova
1994- ‘'Negative  Imprints'‘ , Studio Spectrum Gallery, Sofia, curator I. Boubnova
1988-  Gallery of the Union of Artists ,Plovdiv
Selected group exhibitions:
2009-Temptetion of chalga, Sofia City Gallery, curators Svetlana Kujumdzhieva ,Vessela Nozharova
2009-Born  independent,  Shipka 6 Gallery
2008-Shortlist 2008, Gaudenz B. Ruf award for New Bulgarian Art ,Sofia City Gallery
2008-Aktuelle szene Bulgarien, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany, curator Beate Reifenscheid
2008- Awards for contemporary Bulgarian art, Mtel, , Plovdiv ,Centre for contemporary art “Banya starinna”, Bulgaria
2008- SALON D’AUTOMNE PARIS, Sarria, Spain
2007-« Vive L’Europe avec le youghurt au quotidien » ,Espase 29, Bordeaux, France, curator N. Belchev, Svetlozar Simeonov Simon
2007- La pratigue et la metaphore du tissage dans l’art d’Adelina Popnedeleva, Centre George Chevrier, Dijon, France, curator Irina Genova
2007-Lost & Found, participation in the film of D. Sevova, Zurich, Switzerland
2007-Trieste Contemporanea, Focus Bulgaria, Trieste, Italy, curator M. Vassileva
2007- Coffee whit Sugar,Lab.Preparat, Seoul, curator Galia Dimitrova
2007- Visual Immortality, Visarte , Basel, Switzerland,  curator Albena Mihailova
2006-2007- 10 years video art in Bulgaria,Cinema Odeon, Shumen, Plovdiv, University Varna, galleria Art Alley, Sofia, curator Adelina Popnedeleva
2006- 2-th International Biennial of Contemporary Art “Visual Immortality” ,Shumen, Bulgaria, curators. E. Panajotova, P. Tzanev
2006-Presents/Absents,Sofia City Gallery, curator I.Genova
2006-Human Traffic ,The Red House, Sofia, curators Misirkov / Bogdanov
2006- 1000km Sofia-Vienna, Dauhouse, Sofia, curator Peter Christov
2006 -  After / Before,  Landesgalerie , Eisenstadt , Austria, curator Josef Pauschenwein
2006- Reflections multiplied, Sofia Art Gallery, curator Maria Vassileva
2005- Serial Cases_ 1 Acquaintance-, Video Screening Program in differents
Cities: Prague, Zagreb  , Istanbul , Romania, Graz, Sofia, Novi Sad, curator G. Dimitrova
2005- Donumenta 2005, Regensburg, Germany, curator Regina Hellwig -Schmid
2005-Women of the World: a  Global Collection of Art, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans; the Women’s Museum, Dallas
2004- 4 rooms, Gallery ADS, Sofia
2004- Contemporary  art, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
2003-Experimental US and BG video. American Center Sofia, Plovdiv, V. Turnovo, Varna, curator Galia Dimitrova
2003- 10 years Art in Bulgaria, City gallery Sofia, curator D. Grozdanov
2003- Export- Import, City gallery Sofia, curator M. Vassileva
2002- M §M, bulart gallery, August in Art, Varna, curator Maria Vassileva
2002-exhibition and workshop on” Feminine erotic” , foundation Tranzit , Cluj, Romania
2001- Onufri 2001, Tirana, Albania, curator Suzana Kuka
2001-Dare to be different, Fier, Albania, curator Eleni Laperi
2001- Changing of places, Ata, Sofia, curator Maria Vassileva
2001-Shop Art, public space ,Sofia, curator Maria Vassileva
2001- 10th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland, curator D.G.Dimitrov
2001- “ Solitary Pursuits”, Elisabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA, curator Iskra Fidantcheva
2001- section 13 exhibition, Shipka 6, Sofia
2000-  Bulgaria, NY , Bulgarian and American Women Artists Collaborate, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA, curators Regina Khidekl, Irina Danilova
2000-  2-nd  international trienale of art-books, Vilnius, Lituania, curator Vasiliunas Kestutis
2000--   Remote, Ploviv , curator Michel Bussieres
2000-  August in Art, Archeological Museum, Varna, curator Rumen Serafimov
2000-  Aside, Gallery Solers, Sofia
2000-  Subjects and Shadows, Ata center for contemporary art, Sofia, curator Maria Vassileva
2000-  Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Carrousel du Louvres, Paris, France, catalogue
2000- Cinq artistes bulgares, Galerie Corianne, Paris, France
2000-  Women of the World, A clobal Collection of Art, White Columns, NY, USA, curator Claudia De Monte
2000- e-Europe, Bronx River art Gallery, New York, USA, curator Irina Danilova
2000-  Bulgarian Contemporary Art from the Private Collection of Jonh Kelcey , the Bulgarian Embassy in London
2000-  Mirror, mirror...-with group "8 march", City Gallery Ruse, curator Maria Vassileva
Simposia:
2007-Galichnik, Macedonia, curator Ana Frangovska
2004-Darik radio, Zlatni pyasutzi
2004-In own context, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria, curator N. Stoineva
1997-Kunstlandsihaft 3, Berlin, Germany (catalogue)
1996-Workshop''The Paper'', Kranevo, Bulgaria (catalogue )
1994-Kultursymposion M, Iserlohn, Germany (catalogue)
Curatorial activities :
2009-Cross point 2- international women  workshop , art centre “Vihroni”
2008-Cross point- international women  workshop , art centre “Vihroni”
2006-10 years videoart in Bulgaria – cinema Odeon, gallery Art Alley, University Varna, Centre for contemporary art Shumen, Centre for contemporary art Plovdiv
1998- Caprice- Ata centre for contemporary art, Sofia
Awards:
2008- Gaudenz B. Ruf award for New Bulgarian Art, advanced artists
Membership
Union Bulgarian Artists; Sofia, Bulgaria
8-th of March group

Adelina Popnedeleva lives and works in Sofia.