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Rivers and Skies:
Lenka Novakova
Rivers and Skies is a multi-channel video installation in the Gallery II Main Space exploring the relationship between the visual perception and physical observation. It also explores the relationship of light specified work and environment as well as the relationship between object and viewer. The installation consists of multiple conic screens installed throughout the gallery forming an inward-directed space and creating the premise for a possibility of perception which encompasses viewers’ entire physical being. It attempts to transform the entire space into a submersive experience of a river current running through.
The exhibition runs from June 15-July 16. Co-presented by the Near North Mobile Media Lab and WKP Kennedy Gallery.
Opening reception June 15 at 1pm
About the Artist
Lenka Novakova is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Montreal. Born in the Czech Republic, she received her undergraduate degree in sculpture from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and her masters in video installation and interdisciplinary practices from Concordia University in Montreal. Currently, she is pursuing research/creation PhD in Humanities, positioning her work interdisciplinary between Theatre, Cinema and Computation Arts. Her current research is looking at crossovers between theatre and interactive installation with focus on positioning performance within redefined notions of space. She has been recipient of numerous fellowships, awards and has an active exhibition record in Canada, USA and abroad. Selected Fellowships from: The Coring Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, Vermont Studio Center or La Chambre Blanche in Quebec and Santa Fe Art Institute. Selected projects with: Integral Sao Paulo-Quebec, SASC Sao Paulo, Brazil, DMZ festival in Korea, Gallery Puls, Alvik, Norway and USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway.
Website: http://www.lenkanovak.com