Katja Novitskova
At Hamburger Bahnhof

Berlin, Germany

August 16, 2019 – February 16, 2020

Novitskova’s work tackles the complexity and eventual failures of depicting the world through technologically driven narratives. By bringing together art and science to the level of nature, Novitskova brings awareness to the mediation and representation tools used to depict these realms.

 

More specifically, Novitskova’s work focuses on the mapping of biological territories that are no longer outside but rather ‘inside’ biological bodies. The technological devices, such as microscopes or brain scans, used to mediate and depict those alternative geographies are able to merge datasets and biology, altering how biology and technology develop. In Novitskova’s mind ‘the look inside has somehow replaced the gaze into the future.’ From parasitic worms to robotic nurturing or incubating machines, technological devices are not only dominating the inner biological realm, but also the affective one. Katja´s adoption of the baby swigs as ready mades, turning them into sci-fi-like looking creatures, is a wink to new technologies of affection and care, mediated through algorithms and artificial intelligence. Those works bring up memories of the “alien” depicted by science fiction, as well as the role of the non-human in an hypothetic not so far away future.

KATJA NOVITSKOVAPattern of Activation (Mutants), 2018digital print on aluminum, cutout display; steel and aluminum armatureeach egg approx: H 160 x 100 x 20 cmedition 1/1 (+1AP)wall murals in collaboration with PWRPhoto: def imageCourtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVAPattern of Activation (Mutants), 2018digital print on aluminum, cutout display; steel and aluminum armatureeach egg approx: H 160 x 100 x 20 cmedition 1/1 (+1AP) wall murals in collaboration with PWR Photo: def image Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Pattern of Activation (Mamaroo nursery, dawn chorus), 2017, 3 electronic baby swings, 3 aluminum folding stands, plastic hoses, lasers, epoxy clay, digital prints, polyurethaneresin, robotic bugs, cable ties, plastic toy parts, swarovski crystals, stress pills, elastic puffers, plastic drill plugs,silicon stress eggs, acrylic massagers, animal pattern stickers, fossil, tree mushrooms, power magnets, video projection, Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Earthware 2015.11.23, 2019, UV printer ink, epoxy clay, nail polish, 121 x 161 x 3 cm, in collaboration with PWR Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Earthware 2018.11.29, 2019, UV printer ink, epoxy clay, nail polish, 121 x 161 x 3 cm, in collaboration with PWR Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Earthware 01.13.2018, 2019, UV printer ink, epoxy clay, nail polish, 121 x 161 x 3 cm, in collaboration with PWR Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Earthware 06.13.2017, 2019, UV printer ink, epoxy clay, nail polish, 121 x 161 x 3 cm, in collaboration with PWR Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Earthware 11.22.2018, 2019, UV printer ink, epoxy clay, nail polish, 121 x 161 x 3 cm, in collaboration with PWR Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, The new surface area, our walking consciousness, that was colonised, 2017, digital print, polyurethane resin, rotating ceiling hook, lace, 80 x 150 cm, Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Though it lacks eyes, it can still see light, 2018, digital print, polyurethane resin, rotating ceiling hook, 75 x 135 cm, Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA Mania Phase, 2018 digital print, polyurethane resin, rotating ceiling hook 140 x 80 cm unique Photo: def image Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Start, bias encoded, finish, 2018, digital print, polyurethane resin, rotating ceiling hook, 70 x 154 cm, Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Invasion curve, 2017, digital print, polyurethane resin, rotating ceiling hookresin, 120 x 80 cm, Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin
KATJA NOVITSKOVA, Wild type, mutant, 2018, digital print, polyurethane resin, rotating ceiling hook, 100 x 120 cm, Photo: def image, Courtesy: the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin

Katja Novitskova
At Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany

August 16, 2019 – February 16, 2020

 

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