Friday, 8 April 2022, 24:00 | midnight
#120: Vajiko Chachkhiani
With Vajiko Chachkhiani we welcome a master storyteller who's work operates somewhere between the outside world and the human psyche, bringing the shadowy aspects of our Conditio humanato awareness through subtle and intriguing visual poetry. Frequently based on performances or transformative actions, many of his works share an affinity to minimalism while at the same time being charged with narrative meaning. Through his sculptures, installations and films, he addresses psychological conditions such as loneliness, violence and angst, interweaving them with topics from religion, politics, literature, and poetry. Well-known in Berlin’s art scene thanks to a series of exhibitions and his studies with Gregor Schneider at the Udk, Vajiko Chachkhiani now lives back in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are therefore pleased to be able to present him at Videoart at Midnight and to show a selection of his films, not least with two Berlin premieres [read on]