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Kristina Bræin

1955, Oslo, NO Lives in Oslo, NO

The Problem of Functionality, 2004 – 2008 Lampshades and tapes, dimensions variable

BOLZANO/BOZEN

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“The idea of an ultimate comfort and functionality has always frightened me; in its perfection and finitude it is close to death. As I think sometimes: When you have found the perfect chair to sit in, then what? The non-functional and imperfect still has an unsatisfied yearning for something else, something better, in the same way that a mere idea might be closer to the truth than an absolute materialized result. Sitting uncomfortably is so obviously a temporary situation; you’ll have to change position after a while, which may lead to the reflection that there is no absolute way to sit.” Kristina Bræin
Kristina Bræin has studied music, art history, architectural theory and painting. Her interest in all these fields gives great amplitude to her way of working. She says: “The act of conducting a choir has connections to the way I feel about composing or “conducting” a spatial situation. Improvising music has given me a method for trusting my impulses also in my visual work.”


Location

BOLZANO/BOZEN

RAQS MEDIA COLLECTIVE: "THE REST OF NOW"

EX ALUMIX, VIA VOLTA 11, I-39100 BOLZANO/BOZEN, ITALY

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