STRAT/osphere
a tapestry of still imagery, audio art and artifacts generated as part of the collaborative making of our recent performance art film "STRATA" by VestAndPage [www.stratafilm.de]
14th-17th February 2024, at 4bid gallery [Amsterdam, NL]
At 4bid gallery, the environment for the audio art installation by Douglas Quin is conceived as a complement to the film. Rather than recreate the film's soundtrack, the installation focuses on conveying some of the experience of the caves themselves with audio gathered in situ, from performances to soundscapes. The approach to the audio for the gallery installation involved drawing from the many hours of location recordings, deconstructing and recomposing the layers and sonic strata to intimate the resonances of Deep Time and collective consciousness. The soundscape benefits from daz disley’s elegant sound system, appropriately designed for 4bid Gallery and offering numerous possibilities for immersive engagement in an intimate setting.
As part of a broader range of inquiry involving archiving and documentation, the exhibition features a range of multimedia visual elements. These include artifacts from the film and still photographs taken by Marcel Sparmann during production. The images have been processed by Fenia Kotsopoulou using various printing methods such as cyanotype, soil chromatography, and image transfer. The hybrid techniques on different materials and surfaces are a form of ‘artistic stratigraphy’––Illuminating the materiality, affect, and tactility of both image and the journey of "STRATA".
CREDITS
ARTIST: Giorgi*a* de Santi
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Schillerhöhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: juxtaposition of two images printed on fabric.
Image one: colour digital fabric printing on Paris Chiffon 40gsm.
Image two: cyanotype print on 100% cotton natural calico fabric
DIMENSIONS: 160cm x 90cm
LIGHT STRUCTURE: daz disley
ARTIST: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: 'VENUSES' : sculpture as a response to the performance action by Verena Stenke and Fenia Kotsopoulou
MATERIALS: clay, gold pain, hair, resin, soil chromatography on paper, latex.
DIMENSIONS: 11cm x 16cm
[Inspiration]
ARTISTS: Verena Stenke & Fenia Kotsopoulou
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Falkensteiner Cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTIST: Verena Stenke
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Schillerhöhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex.
MATERIALS: latex, gelatin, resin epoxy, soil from the surroundings,
DIMENSIONS: 60cm x 80cm
LIGHT STRUCTURE: daz disley
ARTISTS: Verena Stenke, Andrea Pagnes, Nicola Fornoni
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann, Fenia Kotsopoulou, daz disley
ARTWORK: vegan Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex [collage]
MATERIALS: latex, agar agar, resin epoxy,
soil from the surroundings,
DIMENSIONS: 60cm x 75cm
LIGHT STRUCTURE: daz disley
ARTIST: Sara Simeoni
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Falkensteiner Cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: daz disley
ARTWORK: vegan Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex
MATERIALS: latex, agar agar, resin epoxy
DIMENSIONS: 24cm x 19cm
ARTISTS: Maite Weins, Verena Stenke, Sara Simeoni
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Falkensteiner cave, Kleine Grotte
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou, Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: vegan Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex (collage)
MATERIALS: latex, agar agar, resin epoxy
DIMENSIONS: 28cm x 21cm
ARTISTS: Aldo Aliprandi, Verena Stenke, Marcel Sparmann
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Falkensteiner cave, Kleine Grotte,
Schillerhöhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou, Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: vegan Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex (collage)
MATERIALS: latex, agar agar, resin epoxy
DIMENSIONS: 27cm x 22cm
ARTIST: Fenia Kotsopoulou
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Falkensteiner cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: vegan Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex (collage)
MATERIALS: latex, agar agar, resin epoxy
DIMENSIONS: 26cm x 20cm
ARTIST: Marcel Sparmann
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Falkensteiner cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: Gelatin Cyanotype on Latex (collage)
MATERIALS: latex, gelatin, resin epoxy, soil from the surroundings
DIMENSIONS: 60cm x 75cm
LIGHT STRUCTURE: daz disley
ARTIST: Anguezomo Nzé Mboulou Mba Bikoro
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves - Bärenhöhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: Rice print on broken mirron (collage)
MATERIALS: rice paper, mirror, resin epoxy, stone
DIMENSIONS: 30cm x 30cm
ARTIST: Susanne Weins
LOCATION: Gustav-Jakob-höhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: daz disley
ARTWORK: Rice colour print embedded on bioplastic
MATERIALS: rice paper, bioplastic, resin epoxy, ink
DIMENSIONS: 12cm x 12cm
ARTIST: Anguezomo Nzé Mboulou Mba Bikoro
LOCATION: Wimsener Höhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Marianna Andrigo
LOCATION: Blautopf source
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Nicola Fornoni
LOCATION: Zwiefalter Aach
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Fenia Kotsopoulou
LOCATION: Falkensteiner cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: daz disley
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Francesca Fini
LOCATION: Falkensteiner cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Sara Simeoni
LOCATION: Falkensteiner cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Susanne Weins
LOCATION: Gustav-Jakob-höhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Sara Simeoni
LOCATION: Falkensteiner cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: Marianna Andrigo
LOCATION: Blautopf source
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin, resin epoxy, plastic
DIMENSIONS: 6,5cm x 6,5cm
ARTIST: La Saula
ORIGINAL IMAGE: VestAndPage
ARTWORK: gelatin cyanotype
MATERIALS: gelatin
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 17cm
ARTWORK: hair and soil chromatography
MATERIALS: soil from the Swabian Jura Caves' surroundings, hair, silver nitrate, sodium hydroxide, lab filter paper, acrylic plate.
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 15cm
Artists:Fenia Kotsopoulou-Verena Stenke
Location: Falkensteiner Cave
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Aldo Aliprandi
Location: Sirgenstein Cave
Original photo: VestAndPage
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Francesca Fini
Location: Falknesteiner Cave
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Aldo Aliprandi
Location: Kleine Grotte
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Anguezomo Mba Bikoro
Location: Bärenhöhle
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Marcel Sparmann
Location: Falkenstein cave
Original photo: Fenia Kotsopoulou
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Sara Simeoni
Location: Falkenstein cave
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Giorgi de Santi
Location: Schillerhöhle
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
Artist: Anguezomo Mba Bikoro
Location: Wimsener Höhle
Original photo: Marcel Sparmann
Artwork: soil chromatography/cyanotype
MATERIALS: lab filter paper, acrylic plate
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x15cm
ARTIST: Boris Nieslony
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Douglas Quinn
ARTWORK: chlorophyl print
MATERIALS: hosta leaf
DIMENSIONS: 11cm x 11cm
ARTISTS: Verena Stenke, Fenia Kotsopoulou
LOCATION:Falkensteiner Cave, Schillerhöhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou, Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: cyanotype on fabric
MATERIALS: cotton fabric, ink
DIMENSIONS:
ARTIST: Marcel Sparmann
LOCATION: Falkensteiner Cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: cyanotype and soil chromatography
MATERIALS: filter lab paper, wood
DIMENSIONS: 12cm x12cm
ARTIST: Fenia Kotsopoulou
LOCATION: Falkensteiner Cave
ORIGINAL IMAGE: daz disley
ARTWORK: polaroid of projected original image
MATERIALS: polaroid
DIMENSIONS: 9,6cm x 11,5cm
ARTIST: Marianna Andrigo
LOCATION: Blautopf source
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: polaroid of projected original image
MATERIALS: polaroid
DIMENSIONS: 9,6cm x 11,5cm
LOCATION: Swabian Jura Caves
MATERIALS: acrylic plate, hair, soil from the surroundings, resin epoxy
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 10cm
ARTIST: Andrea Pagnes
LOCATION: Schillerhöhle
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: contact print and chemigram
MATERIALS: paper
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x 18cm
ARTIST: Fenia Kotsopoulou, Verena Stenke, Marcel Sparmann [collage]
LOCATION: Falkenstein cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Fenia Kotsopoulou, Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: contact print and chemigram
MATERIALS: paper
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x 18cm
ARTIST: Fenia Kotsopoulou, Verena Stenke [collage]
LOCATION: Falkenstein cave, Kleine Grotte
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: contact print and image transfer
MATERIALS: paper
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x 18cm
ARTIST: Francesca Fini
LOCATION: Falkenstein cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann
ARTWORK: contact print and chemigram
MATERIALS: paper
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x 18cm
ARTIST: Verena Stenke, Andrea Pagnes
LOCATION: Schillerhöhle, Sirgenstein cave
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann, Fenia Kotsopoulou
ARTWORK: contact print and chemigram
MATERIALS: paper
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x 18cm
ARTIST: Nicola Fornoni, Sara Simeoni
LOCATION: Falkenstein cave, Hohlenstein_Stadel
ORIGINAL PHOTO: Marcel Sparmann, daz disley
ARTWORK: contact print and chemigram
MATERIALS: paper
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x 18cm