Ausstellung Nr. 1

Galerie der schwarze Punkt

von Davor Ljubicic
zeigt von 17. 06. bis 07. 07. 2006
im Kulturzentrum am Münster

Austin Camilleris „Deposition“

„Human Implementation“ Teil I

Austin Camilleri macht mit „Deposition“ im Juni den Anfang. Ein (gerichts)medizinischer Obduktionssaal in kontrastscharfem Schwarz/Weiß, die Kamera unternimmt eine Rundfahrt durch den leeren und dadurch unheimlichen Saal: kein Farbtupfer stört diese Szene, das Porzellanbett ist blank und schimmert matt, am Kopfende entströmt dem Laborwasserkran ein starker Strahl, aber es gibt nichts zu tun und nichts (mehr?) zu reinigen, kein Blut ist fort zu spülen ... Der Kameraschwenk endet mit Frontalsicht auf den fließenden Wasserkran. Alles ist so symmetrisch, alles so sauber, ja steril, man hört das Wasser strömen und rauschen – und dann entdeckt man es... die „Deposition“ eben.

 

 

Austin Camilleri

Austin Camilleri (b. 1972) is an artist by profession whose
recent work investigates ambiguous shifts in religious
iconography and the borders between kitsch and art. He
studied at the University of Malta and at the Accademia
Pietro Vannucci in Perugia, after winning a four-year
scholarship in 1991. He is the founder of 356, founding
member of StArt and designs awards and stage sets for
operas, theatre and dance pieces.

He lived in New York and London and represented Malta in
international exhibitions like Mediterranea in Brussels
(1998), the Biennale degli Artisti Giovani in Rome (1999),
the first Art and Ecology Conference in Israel (1999), the
Windsor and Newton Worldwide Millennium Exhibition in
London, Brussels, Stockholm and New York (2000), Malta
Crossroads of Civilization in Geneva (2001), Breakthrough
in the Hague (2004) and Going beyond the countries' art -
small states on uncertain stereotypes in San Marino
(2005).

Recent solo exhibitions include "Sonno" in Lipari 2006,
"Lonesome death of Hattie Caroll" Museum of Fine Arts,
Valletta, 2005,"Messa Arcaica" in Lipari, 2004, "Untitled:
works from the abstract period", in Mediterranea, 2003, "Let
me give you what you want" in San Lawrenz, Gozo (2002), "Recent works" Galerie Bagnato in Konstanz (2001),"Stones" in Malta (1999), "Sacredaustin" in Gozo (1998) and "Recent paintings" SAI Gallery, New York. Venues of major
installations include Montevideo (®®(F)2005'XP ), Birgu
(Blitz 21, Old man with enormous wings), the Hague (Breakthrough), Valletta (Cityspaces , Borders ), London (Chocolate), Konstanz (Kunstnacht 01) and St.James
Cavalier (Art in Malta today). Works to be found at the
Palais des Nations, UN, Geneva, the Vatican Museum,
Skinder in New York, Museum of Fine Art in Valletta, Banks, Ministries, Churches and private collections worldwide.

He is also a curator, putting up all his shows, Escape and
Wistin Camilleri - maquettes, statues, sculptures.