The artwork features a large-scale projection of a close-up image depicting an elderly individual with ghostly, pale skin partially obscured by their hands. The composition emphasizes the subject's vulnerability and introspection, conveyed through the dramatic lighting and stark contrast between the dark background and the subject's exposed face. The artist's style, which appears to be a photographic or video-based medium, lends a sense of intimacy and immediacy to the work. The piece likely explores themes of aging, identity, and the human condition, inviting the viewer to reflect on the universal experience of the human experience. ...
Recognized internationally as one of the most important artists of his generation, Gary Hill has been working with video and sound since 1973.
His intermedia use of text, speech and image explore the physicality of language and our thought processes. Hill creates complex installations which often solicit the viewerís active involvement to the point of «completing» the works themselves.
Gary Hill has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, most notably the prestigious Leone dí Oro Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale in 1995 and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation «Genius» Grant in 1998. ...
Founded by Fabienne Leclerc in 2001, In Situ began in the 13th district of Paris alongside a group of galleries in rue Louise Weiss. After seven years in the 6th, the gallery moved to the Marais in November 2013, then to the Stalingrad district in January 2017.
Since October 2019, In Situ - fabienne leclerc has moved into a new space in Romainville, accompanied by Air de Paris, gallery Jocelyn Wolff, gallery Sator the FRAC Ile-de-France as well as the Fiminco Foundation.
The ambition of In Situ - fabienne leclerc is to promote young and emerging artists in France and internationally, and to support its established artists in the long term. The gallery strives to support and promote the work of its artists in the gallery, in associated museums and institutions, and to produce and edit artist catalogues and books. ...
