Description
By walking Chemin de Mazagran, maybe you have noticed this bright orange dead tree illuminated at the golden hour in the Doubs. It was an intervention of tzech artist Vladimir Turner, whose work combines art in public space and activism.
This work in situ is part of his serie ” Error ” where the pieces of nature presence spread in the city is highlight to question how artificial the natural spaces in urban environment. He retakes, the orange color, used in roadworks signaletic .
Action
Bien Urbain 8
1 month: From 8th june to 8th july 2018
Site: Chez Hôp Hop Hop
Associate artist: Brad Downey (US)
16 guest artists : Christian Eisenberger (AUT), Julien Fargetton (FR), John Fekner (US), Somaticae (FR), Olivier Grossetête (FR), Deana Kolenčiková (CZ), Cie La Méandre (FR), Jérôme Fino (FR), Igor Ponosov (RU), Yevgen Samborsky (UKR), Santiago Sierra (MX), Helmut Smits (NL), Brad Troemel (US), Vladimir Turner (CZ), Jazoo Yang (KOR), Brad Downey (US)
Biography
Born in 1986, Vladimir Turner is a Czech artist and filmmaker. He lives and works in Prague. Her work combines cinematic documentary linked to political activism, artistic interventions in public space – including performance, installations, etc. – as well as video works. Without making distinctions between documentary, art in public space and activism, Turner considers all of his work as a unit which he describes as active civic life.
Photo credits
Élisa Murcia-Artengo, Vladimir Turner