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Myriam Thyes, 2022, interactive video for mobile devices with touch-screen
http://smartpantheon.thyes.com (best suited for iPhones and iPads).
Statement of the artwork
In her interactive video work Smart Pantheon RGB, Myriam Thyes addresses the almost religious devotion we give to our smart devices. The work references Michelangelo‘s fresco‚ 'The Creation of Adam‘ in the Sistine Chapel, a depiction of the Genesis creation story in which both God and the first man are depicted with their arms and hands stretched out towards each other. The work allows us to slip into the role of both, the hand of God and the hand of Adam. Through gentle zooming gestures we spiral through an endless loop of hands handling smartphones; a sensual work that focuses on the movement of the hands and makes us think about the relationship we have with our smart-phones. In collaboration with Carsten Heisterkamp (interactivity programming), the artist created a work that lets the audience dive deeper into their mobile devices.
Myriam Thyes *1963 in Luxembourg, grew up in Zurich, lives in Düsseldorf. 1986-92 Düsseldorf Art Academy, Prof. Nan Hoover. Exhibitions and festivals since 1994, including: 2004 Marl Media Art Awards; Transmediale Berlin; 2005 Kunstfilm Biennale (Cologne, KW Berlin, Istanbul Modern); EMAF Osnabrueck; 2006 FILE RIO, Rio de Janeiro; 2007 Urban Screens, Cornerhouse Manchester; 2008 Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen; 2009 solo exhibition Kunstverein Rhein-Sieg, Siegburg; 2011 Shedhalle Zurich; 2012 KIT Art in the Tunnel Düsseldorf; Video Vortex, MSU Zagreb; 2013 Share Prize Turin; 2014 + 2015 steirischer herbst Graz; 2015 NRW Forum Düsseldorf; 2017 Museum Villa Rot; 2018 Ludwig Gallery Schloss Oberhausen; 2019 ME Collectors Room Berlin; Solo exhibition Art
Museum Ahlen; 2021 Pillnitz Palace Dresden; 2022 Huguenot House Kassel; HEK Basel (online). Several scholarships, prizes and grants. Is represented by the imai Foundation. Works mainly with digital media, is known for video installations / animations with social and cultural-historical themes. Collections: European Commission, Representation in Luxembourg; Hans Böckler Foundation, Düsseldorf; Kunstmuseum Ahlen (DE); Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Kunstsammlung des Kanton Zürich (CH); Letzebuerg City Museum (LU); m.a.x. Museo, Chiasso (CH); Olbricht Collection, Essen / Berlin.
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