January 7, 2016
2-TIMES · Art
Clément Rodzielski
'Tobacco Smuggling'
—
Title reference:
Rodzielski's 2nd
solo exhibition at
Campoli Presti
draws upon
counterfeit tobacco
as a found material,
participating in its
circulation while
also putting an
end to it.
Carried underneath
the large coats of
its sellers, fake
tobacco is constantly
exchanged and its
legal and economic
status negotiated.
Exhibited:
With this series
of works Rodzielski
accentuates this
exchange: the
cigarettes are
opened, emptied
and poured into
the picture plane.
Trapped inside
each of his works
in the exhibition,
the material of
tobacco continues
its constant flow
of motion into
painting, changing
its use-value
entirely.
Process:
Clément's work
is marked by
an attention to
images, their
modes of material
and immaterial
appearance, as
well as the uses
and exchanges
they depend on.
Techniques:
Printing, isolating,
enlarging, cutting,
duplicating,
spray-painting.
On view at:
Campoli Presti
—
223 Cambridge
Heath Road,
London, E2 0EL,
United Kingdom.
Closes:
January 16, 2016.