Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Ninth iDisplacementNetted in shadows (or alternatively, pools of light), fragments of fleeting landscapes and sampled skies were caught in the glass of four…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Eighth iDisplacementIn the same year (1969) that Robert Smithson [momentarily] displaced patches of ground in the Yucatan with square mirrors (sounds plainly…Feb 10, 2018Feb 10, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Seventh iDisplacementHeavy on classical notions of ‘balance,’ ‘order,’ and geometrical proportion, William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich designed the…Feb 10, 2018Feb 10, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Sixth iDisplacementDescending into the undergrowth, down towards the Biennale’s canal-side edge, the mosquitos converged. Flicking and slapping at any…Feb 8, 2018Feb 8, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Fifth iDisplacementThe map for 2017’s “Viva Arte Viva”-themed international art Biennale is riddled, as we expect the functional guide to be, with various…Feb 8, 2018Feb 8, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Fourth iDisplacementAcross the gravel raked away from the steps of the French Pavilion, the light fell through the oak trees in the honeycomb spotlights of…Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Third iDisplacementOn a footpath contained within thin, steel barriers, backed by gravel held loosely in the diamond-shaped gaps of a net, three devices were…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe Second iDisplacementOn the steps leading to the Czech Republic’s one-room temple of a flock of neon swans, a second iDisplacement was deployed.Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsThe First iDisplacementBetween the imposing block of a concatenated Serbia-Egypt-Venice-Poland-Romania and the outpost of Brazil sinks a forgotten artificial…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Johanna FlatoiniDisplacementsIncidents of iMirror-iTravel at the 2017 Venice BiennaleThese nine episodes tell a story that is often discursive and at times paradoxical…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
