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Ēriks Božis

Second Floor

Photographs, 2014


Movement in urban space is akin to a sort of journey in an exhibition hall, where the works on display are buildings. This allegory of an exhibition hall may cause a certain unease, however, as hardly any architectural "product" can be observed in detached isolation – in the so called "white cube" aesthetics. Nevertheless, houses, buildings, edifices, premises are all works of art which strive to squeeze together and "mingle" in that large exhibition hall called the city.• The series of photos, "Second Floor," looks at a notable phenomenon in urban space: buildings acquire different visual contexts depending on the angle of sight. This is particularly pronounced in the new architecture – frequently free-standing buildings, located close to historic neighbourhoods. In these cases a "pure" perception.


Artist's Bio: 

I’m an artist. The works end up as installations or photographs, although they all have the same reason – an interest in the surrounding space and the peculiarities of behaviour in it.

I enjoy designing exhibitions of works by other artists.