Michal Rovner
Mechanism
About the Item
In ‘Mechanism’ Rovner returns to her unique, abstracted language, which consists of duplicated patterns of human movements. Miniature human figures rotate like a cogwheel, becoming part of a large mechanism. Repetitive movements become wilder over time. The lines, structures and patterns change more rapidly and recall a sense of urgency and warning that permeates our world. In her projects Rovner speaks about the impossibility of the individual retaining a separate existence. As the artist notes, ‘We, ourselves are becoming almost like microchips in a big system, a mechanism of the future.’
Presented by Pace Gallery
With the support of the Embassy of Israel in the year of the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Renewal of Diplomatic Relations Between Russia and Israel
About the Artist
Luminary of contemporary world art Michal Rovner records elements of different places while erasing visual information, obscuring specifics of time and place through gestural, abstract qualities to create a universal narrative.
In 2002, Michal Rovner presented for the first time a large-scale exhibition of her video works at the Whitney Museum of American Art, declaring herself as a pioneer in utilization of the moving image as a non-narrative, non-cinematic medium to create picturesque images and installations. To date Rovner has held more than 60 solo exhibitions: the Israel Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, and exhibitions in the Jeu de Paume and the Louvre. In her works the artist also turns to the past, using ancient stones as an image carrier and a context; and to the future, using different technological systems that make it possible to realise the expressiveness of her imagery.
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