Formed by the Gaze, Twisted by the Beast
Ginta Tinte Vasermane / NL, 2024
With a great deal of humour and a predilection for the absurdity of the everyday, Ginta Tinte Vasermane explores human behaviour, power relations, social norms and role-playing in a new video installation developed during her residency at Eye.
Formed by the Gaze, Twisted by the Beast is a multi-channel video installation developed by Ginta Tinte Vasermane as Eye’s fourth Artist in Residence. For this installation, Vasermane drew inspiration from the extensive collection of silent slapstick and vaudeville films held by Eye, particularly those silent films with an anarchic or subversive slant. In her artist talk on 3 December at 19:30, Vasermane shares her working process and shows her sources of inspiration.
Opening
Join us on December 3 at 21:00 for the ceremonial opening of the installation including live performative interventions by Vasermane, performed by Diego Oliveira, Jana Jacuka, and Ahmed El Gendy and musical score by Elizabete Beāte Rudzinska, Marcus Wärnheim, Néstor Martínez Jara, and Katerina Orfanoudaki. The performance will be followed by a DJ set by François Dey and Alexis Papamarkou.
Eye Artist & Scholar in Residence programme
Ginta Tinte Vasermane is Eye's fourth Artist in Residence. The residency programme welcomes artists and scholars to explore and creatively reuse archival material within the Eye collection.
About Ginta Tinte Vasermane
Ginta Tinte Vasermane (Riga, Latvia) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and obtained a Master of Film from the Netherlands Film Academy. Ginta works with a range of media, including moving images, video installations, film choreography, sculpture and curation. Through her video work, she strives to observe human behaviour from different perspectives. Ginta’s work has previously been exhibited by Art Rotterdam, the European Media Art Festival in Germany and ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program; Residency Unlimited as well as Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in New York, among others.
The Eye Artist and Scholar in Residence programme is sponsored by Ladies Eye and FC Waterboys. The installation was developed with additional support from Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Amphion Theater, Splendid Palace Riga, and Central Market Riga.
On view from 2 through 9 December 2024 in Eye's Foyer near Cinema 1. Entry is free.
Installation Opening Times
Mon 2 Dec: 12:00-20:00
Tue 3 Dec: 10:00- 13:00 / 16:00-22:00
Wed 4 Dec: 10:00-16:00
Thu 5 Dec – Mon 9 Dec: 10:00-22:00
Camera: Lukas Heistinger, Mārcis Slavinskis and Roman Ermolaev
Performers: Juan Pablo Cámara, Diego Oliveira, Tea Teearu, Jana Jacuka, Ahmed El Gendy, Alexey Shkolnik, Akram El Sayed, Kreete Tarmo, Liis Maria Kaabel, Polina Richter and Netti Nuganen
Assistant: Toby Paul
Advice and guidance in the archive: Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi
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Ginta Tinte Vasermane
Production year
2024
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NL
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Inspired by her findings in the Eye collection, Artist in Residence Ginta Tinte Vasermane created the new multi-channel video installation Formed by the Gaze, Twisted by the Beast. In the artist talk in Eye on Art on 3 December, she shares her work process and sources of inspiration.
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