The realm of the imaginary which has always been regarded as the primal domain of art has
expanded progressively under the influence of new technologies in the early years of the
twenty-first century. Through a process of mutual interaction the imaginary permeates and
shapes reality-and vice versa. The imaginary potential of the visual image has become
increasingly significant. This ongoing process is designated by the concept of the image. The
works presented in this exhibition explore the image at the moment of its fundamental
reconfiguration. Changes affecting the origin distribution function and mission of the image
have made it both the point of departure and the principal object of artistic analysis. The
artists featured in this exhibition respond to the permanent transformation and free
circulation of images with a gesture of focused attention. Existing images are reformatted
without concern for their materiality. Rhythmic delays are employed for the purpose of
exploring the imaginary potential of images as well as the feedback of the real that is
discernible in them. Freed from the yoke of hierarchies all images are equal interchangeable
and placeless. They are a pure medium of reflection. Text: Alex Kitnick Susanne Pfeffer Seth
Price D.N. Rodowick
