Marta Fernández Calvo - In the Blind Spot

Marta Fernández Calvo - In the Blind Spot

06th Oct 2010 - 12th Oct 2010

Opening reception Wednesday 6 October, 7-9pm
Artist talk: Wednesday 6 October, 6pm. All welcome.

Through performance and installation, Marta Fernández Calvo’s work is both varied and unpredictable. The work itself develops from, and responds to a particular space, landscape or situation over time. In the blind spot is a response to both the dynamics of the gallery space and the surrounding area of Stoneybatter. By bringing together different components in an unusual and surprising way, a dialogue is initiated.

The network of streets and houses of the surrounding district are considered as complex and interconnecting – places where people live, and move, and exist. Using the idea of line as a starting point and by extending it from outside into the gallery, for example, as a row of window boxes, Fernández Calvo rephrases the typical function and placement of objects, fitting them into a new location. By looking from a new perspective, the process of habit and convention associated with seeing are altered.

The work raises questions about the visual language of seeing. Perhaps as a Spanish artist, the work can be read as a reflection of the artist’s own situation in a different place, and as an exercise in understanding.

For the opening night, there will be a live performance. Situations are set-up to “see what happens.” Fernández Calvo is the initiator, not the puppeteer. Expect a moving truck, flower boxes, food and drink.

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Born in Logroño, Spain in 1978, Marta Fernández Calvo is an artist currently based in Dublin. In 2003, she completed her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and is currently a PhD student at the University of Fine Arts of Cuenca (Spain). She has exhibited widely, and has been actively involved in many artistic collaborations and projects throughout Africa (South Africa, Morocco and Senegal), Italy, Ireland, UK and Spain. Her work has been shown at Utopia Station as part of the Venice Biennale (2003); No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern); Fondazione Bevilacqua La Massa, Venice; Via Farini and Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Thisisnotashop and Margenes Festival, Dublin; Second Life, IMAF, Serbia; Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Village des Arts, Dakar; Arte en la Tierra, Spain; Bloor Cinema, Toronto; The Market Studios (Dublin).

Through performance and installation, Marta Fernández Calvo's work is both varied and unpredictable. The work itself develops from, and responds to a particular space, landscape or situation over time. In the blind spot is a response to both the dynamics of the gallery space and the surrounding area of Stoneybatter. By bringing together different components in an unusual and surprising way, a dialogue is initiated. The network of streets and houses of the surrounding district are considered as complex and interconnecting - places where people live, and move, and exist. Using the idea of line as a starting point and by extending it from outside into the gallery, for example, as a row of window boxes, Fernández Calvo rephrases the typical function and placement of objects, fitting them into a new location. By looking from a new perspective, the process of habit and convention associated with seeing are altered. The work raises questions about the visual language of seeing. Perhaps as a Spanish artist, the work can be read as a reflection of the artist's own situation in a different place, and as an exercise in understanding. For the opening night, there will be a live performance. Situations are set-up to "see what happens." Fernández Calvo is the initiator, not the puppeteer. Expect a moving truck, flower boxes, food and drink. ________ Born in Logroño, Spain in 1978, Marta Fernández Calvo is an artist currently based in Dublin. In 2003, she completed her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and is currently a PhD student at the University of Fine Arts of Cuenca (Spain). She has exhibited widely, and has been actively involved in many artistic collaborations and projects throughout Africa (South Africa, Morocco and Senegal), Italy, Ireland, UK and Spain. Her work has been shown at Utopia Station as part of the Venice Biennale (2003); No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern); Fondazione Bevilacqua La Massa, Venice; Via Farini and Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Thisisnotashop and Margenes Festival, Dublin; Second Life, IMAF, Serbia; Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Village des Arts, Dakar; Arte en la Tierra, Spain; Bloor Cinema, Toronto; The Market Studios (Dublin).Through performance and installation, Marta Fernández Calvo's work is both varied and unpredictable. The work itself develops from, and responds to a particular space, landscape or situation over time. In the blind spot is a response to both the dynamics of the gallery space and the surrounding area of Stoneybatter. By bringing together different components in an unusual and surprising way, a dialogue is initiated. The network of streets and houses of the surrounding district are considered as complex and interconnecting - places where people live, and move, and exist. Using the idea of line as a starting point and by extending it from outside into the gallery, for example, as a row of window boxes, Fernández Calvo rephrases the typical function and placement of objects, fitting them into a new location. By looking from a new perspective, the process of habit and convention associated with seeing are altered. The work raises questions about the visual language of seeing. Perhaps as a Spanish artist, the work can be read as a reflection of the artist's own situation in a different place, and as an exercise in understanding. For the opening night, there will be a live performance. Situations are set-up to "see what happens." Fernández Calvo is the initiator, not the puppeteer. Expect a moving truck, flower boxes, food and drink. ________ Born in Logroño, Spain in 1978, Marta Fernández Calvo is an artist currently based in Dublin. In 2003, she completed her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and is currently a PhD student at the University of Fine Arts of Cuenca (Spain). She has exhibited widely, and has been actively involved in many artistic collaborations and projects throughout Africa (South Africa, Morocco and Senegal), Italy, Ireland, UK and Spain. Her work has been shown at Utopia Station as part of the Venice Biennale (2003); No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern); Fondazione Bevilacqua La Massa, Venice; Via Farini and Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Thisisnotashop and Margenes Festival, Dublin; Second Life, IMAF, Serbia; Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Village des Arts, Dakar; Arte en la Tierra, Spain; Bloor Cinema, Toronto; The Market Studios (Dublin).
Through performance and installation, Marta Fernández Calvo's work is both varied and unpredictable. The work itself develops from, and responds to a particular space, landscape or situation over time. In the blind spot is a response to both the dynamics of the gallery space and the surrounding area of Stoneybatter. By bringing together different components in an unusual and surprising way, a dialogue is initiated. The network of streets and houses of the surrounding district are considered as complex and interconnecting - places where people live, and move, and exist. Using the idea of line as a starting point and by extending it from outside into the gallery, for example, as a row of window boxes, Fernández Calvo rephrases the typical function and placement of objects, fitting them into a new location. By looking from a new perspective, the process of habit and convention associated with seeing are altered. The work raises questions about the visual language of seeing. Perhaps as a Spanish artist, the work can be read as a reflection of the artist's own situation in a different place, and as an exercise in understanding. For the opening night, there will be a live performance. Situations are set-up to "see what happens." Fernández Calvo is the initiator, not the puppeteer. Expect a moving truck, flower boxes, food and drink. ________ Born in Logroño, Spain in 1978, Marta Fernández Calvo is an artist currently based in Dublin. In 2003, she completed her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and is currently a PhD student at the University of Fine Arts of Cuenca (Spain). She has exhibited widely, and has been actively involved in many artistic collaborations and projects throughout Africa (South Africa, Morocco and Senegal), Italy, Ireland, UK and Spain. Her work has been shown at Utopia Station as part of the Venice Biennale (2003); No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern); Fondazione Bevilacqua La Massa, Venice; Via Farini and Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Thisisnotashop and Margenes Festival, Dublin; Second Life, IMAF, Serbia; Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Village des Arts, Dakar; Arte en la Tierra, Spain; Bloor Cinema, Toronto; The Market Studios (Dublin).Through performance and installation, Marta Fernández Calvo's work is both varied and unpredictable. The work itself develops from, and responds to a particular space, landscape or situation over time. In the blind spot is a response to both the dynamics of the gallery space and the surrounding area of Stoneybatter. By bringing together different components in an unusual and surprising way, a dialogue is initiated. The network of streets and houses of the surrounding district are considered as complex and interconnecting - places where people live, and move, and exist. Using the idea of line as a starting point and by extending it from outside into the gallery, for example, as a row of window boxes, Fernández Calvo rephrases the typical function and placement of objects, fitting them into a new location. By looking from a new perspective, the process of habit and convention associated with seeing are altered. The work raises questions about the visual language of seeing. Perhaps as a Spanish artist, the work can be read as a reflection of the artist's own situation in a different place, and as an exercise in understanding. For the opening night, there will be a live performance. Situations are set-up to "see what happens." Fernández Calvo is the initiator, not the puppeteer. Expect a moving truck, flower boxes, food and drink. ________ Born in Logroño, Spain in 1978, Marta Fernández Calvo is an artist currently based in Dublin. In 2003, she completed her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and is currently a PhD student at the University of Fine Arts of Cuenca (Spain). She has exhibited widely, and has been actively involved in many artistic collaborations and projects throughout Africa (South Africa, Morocco and Senegal), Italy, Ireland, UK and Spain. Her work has been shown at Utopia Station as part of the Venice Biennale (2003); No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern); Fondazione Bevilacqua La Massa, Venice; Via Farini and Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Thisisnotashop and Margenes Festival, Dublin; Second Life, IMAF, Serbia; Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Village des Arts, Dakar; Arte en la Tierra, Spain; Bloor Cinema, Toronto; The Market Studios (Dublin).Through performance and installation, Marta Fernández Calvo's work is both varied and unpredictable. The work itself develops from, and responds to a particular space, landscape or situation over time. In the blind spot is a response to both the dynamics of the gallery space and the surrounding area of Stoneybatter. By bringing together different components in an unusual and surprising way, a dialogue is initiated. The network of streets and houses of the surrounding district are considered as complex and interconnecting - places where people live, and move, and exist. Using the idea of line as a starting point and by extending it from outside into the gallery, for example, as a row of window boxes, Fernández Calvo rephrases the typical function and placement of objects, fitting them into a new location. By looking from a new perspective, the process of habit and convention associated with seeing are altered. The work raises questions about the visual language of seeing. Perhaps as a Spanish artist, the work can be read as a reflection of the artist's own situation in a different place, and as an exercise in understanding. For the opening night, there will be a live performance. Situations are set-up to "see what happens." Fernández Calvo is the initiator, not the puppeteer. Expect a moving truck, flower boxes, food and drink. ________ Born in Logroño, Spain in 1978, Marta Fernández Calvo is an artist currently based in Dublin. In 2003, she completed her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and is currently a PhD student at the University of Fine Arts of Cuenca (Spain). She has exhibited widely, and has been actively involved in many artistic collaborations and projects throughout Africa (South Africa, Morocco and Senegal), Italy, Ireland, UK and Spain. Her work has been shown at Utopia Station as part of the Venice Biennale (2003); No Soul for Sale (Tate Modern); Fondazione Bevilacqua La Massa, Venice; Via Farini and Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Thisisnotashop and Margenes Festival, Dublin; Second Life, IMAF, Serbia; Nirox Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Village des Arts, Dakar; Arte en la Tierra, Spain; Bloor Cinema, Toronto; The Market Studios (Dublin).