𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚘𝚜 presents Square, Circle, Square, Gernot Wieland's first
solo-exhibition in Belgium. The exhibition highlights a selection of audiovisual
works, drawings, and a sculptural piece that uncover the dark underbelly of
Western civil society.
Square, Circle, Square delves into two distinct yet intimately entwined
psychological states: a shame of origins and collective repression. The artist
links these categories to unresolved pasts and undefined futures associated with
growing up in the Austrian countryside, foregrounding them as generative instead
of depressed conditions. He does this by zooming in on his surroundings,
highlighting things that have affected and influenced him since childhood.
Wieland addresses challenging subject matters via intricate modes of
storytelling. Using drawings, photos, plasticine figures, animation, voice over,
sound, and music, he opens up a space for reflection, suggesting the possibility
of personal change despite societal restrictions and limitations.
About Gernot Wieland:
Gernot Wieland (born in 1968 in Horn, Austria) is an artist whose films,
drawings, lecture-performances, and installations comment on the idea of human
belonging within inherited social, political, and psychological contexts.
Wieland’s works have been shown, among others, at the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen,
Salzburger Kunstverein, Kindl – Centre of Contemporary Arts in Berlin, Kunsthaus
Graz, the 3rd BIENALSUR – Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de America
del Sur and at international film festivals such as IFFR – Rotterdam,
IndieLisboa, and Videonale. Wieland has received several awards, which most
recently include the main prize of the German competition at the 69th
International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen and the German Short Film Award.
His film work is distributed by argos.
Curated by Niels Van Tomme
The exhibition is supported by the Art Department of Land Niederösterreich and
the Österreichisches Kulturforum Brüssel. With the structural support of Flemish
government and the Flemish Community Commission
