Mikhail Maksimov
Crowd Sign 1.2
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In the ‘Crowd Sign’ project the viewer becomes the controller of a virtual crowd in real time. Creatures living on the other side of the screen receive an order in the form of a clear graphic symbol, but never strictly follow it. Any signal sent is subject to change, due to the complexity of human communication systems.
The visual aspect of Mikhail Maximov’s work is inspired by science fiction cinema and literature that comprehend the threat of our planet’s extinction due to environmental disasters. The choice of expressive means used by the artist was primarily influenced by the Soviet film ‘Per Aspera And Astra’ (‘Through the Thorns to the Stars’). It was this film that defined the colour scheme, costume design, character images and environmental elements.
In Maximov’s work the viewer is invited to draw a sign on the touchpad. The humanoid creatures appearing on the screen will line up in the drawn figures.
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About the Artist
Mikhail Maksimov is an artist and independent video director. Graduated at Moscow State Construction University and Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia. participant of exhibitions and festivals including 3-th, 4-th, 5-th moscow modern art biennale, New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrozlaw, Poland, 34rd and 36th Moscow International Film Festival (2013, 2014), Manifesta 10, (2014) 12nd and 13th, 14th Kansk Video Festival (2013, 2014, 2015, best russian short winner), International Festival of Cinematographic Debuts 'Spirit of fire' (Golden Taiga for the best short film), 71th Locarno Festival, 35th Hamburg Kurz Film Festival His metaphorical and poetic works use a game engine, 3D graphic, mathematical algorithms and neural networks. Selected exhibitions: Manifesta 10, Saint Petersburg,2014, Burning News, London, England, Hayward Gallery,2014, The Reasons of Sparking, Triumph Gallery, Moscow 2016, Hosting the Inhuman, Epicircle, V.A.C. Foundation, 2017, International Festival of Cinematographic Debuts 'Spirit of fire', 2018, 71th Locarno Featival, Parti Di Domani, International Competition.
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