This black and white etching depicts a captivating and thought-provoking scene. The work is dominated by sweeping, undulating lines that create a sense of movement and energy, evoking the appearance of neural pathways or the human brain. The central focus is a solitary candle, its flickering flame appearing to emanate from the void between the two hemispheres. The stark contrast between the intricate, organic textures and the simple, yet powerful, central motif suggests a meditation on the complexities of the human mind and the eternal flame of consciousness. The artist's distinctive style and technique invite the viewer to ponder the delicate balance between the physical and the metaphysical realms. ...
A great lover of literature, science, poetry, the occult, paganism, pop culture and strange and wonderful stories, Nils Alix-Tabeling produces a singular body of work that questions our future as humans in a rapidly changing world.
Resolutely symbolist, even surrealist, his sculptures, installations, paintings, texts and performances are full of references to magical and ancient practices, as well as to certain stories and legendary figures, both real and fictional. His work, which brings together heterogeneous and chimerical identities in a transhistorical, syncretic and intuitive approach, hybridizes categories of genre and the realms of the living and even the non-living. The result is a sophisticated, complex universe whose vital energy is devoted to making the invisible visible by dissolving the boundaries between reality and fiction.
He exhibited in Futur, Ancien, Fugitif at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2019, Possédé.e.s at the Moco in Montpellier in 2020 and at the Kunstverein in Dortmund and the Parvis in Tarbes in 2023. He works with the galleries Public in London and Piktogram in Warsaw.
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