The Work of Jan Tichy

Jan Tichy teaches at SAIC in the Video & New Media Department. I thought this was interesting in light of our conversation about Israel's "we have no-nuclear power" stance. Tichy is himself Israeli (as am I), which makes this really interesting.

"My work deals with political and social issues drawn mainly from urban and industrial contexts. I make installations using paper or porcelain as sculptural materials and video projection as a time-based source of light. The projected animation reveals and enhances the sculptural elements, creating layers of narrative. I use photography, video, sound, and sculpture to explore how the physical and psychic space of these artificially constructed environments manifests itself as subject to change through the interventions of time, nature, and political action. In my works I deal with controversial charged sites; some inaccessible to the public, and with non-specific environments, raising awareness to issues like nuclear power, abandoned oil fields, secret prison, etc.; unfolding social unconscious and pointing out problematic implications. I work with abstract forms and architectural elements. The use of formal and minimal visual language emerging from my photographic background (both in the objects and the animation) is intended to open the narratives to different interpretation, ranging from urban landscapes to organic structures, generating eerie atmosphere and feeling of alienation. The light that illuminates the dark space in my works became my language and I persistently seek to expand my vocabulary. This projected light allows me to turn the whole space into a sculptural object."

SAIC PROFILE: http://www.saic.edu/gallery/saic_featured.php?type=gr&album=1292

Work about Nuclear power: http://www.artiscontemporary.org/features_detail.php?id=49

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