Green 2 (2008) C-print on Dibond 150 x 100 cm

ECOTONES @ Ron Mandos Gallery

Solo Exhibition by Roderick Hietbrink

Opening: Sunday 18 May, 15.00 – 18.00
Rodenrijselaan 24, Rotterdam
18 May – 21 June, 2008

ECOTONES is a combination of the Greek words ‘Eco’ (from ecology) and ‘Tonos’, (tension) and refers to the area where two different territories meet. Hietbrink investigates these areas of friction, such as between the city space and nature and illustrates how these zones signify a physical as well as a mental border.

Central to this show is the video installation Vivarium, 2007 (Sydney). This work is the result of a three month artist in residence completed in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The piece shows a young woman working in a botanical green house in the centre of the city. The imitation and cultivation of nature within the confined domain of the greenhouse, emphasises the desire as well as the impotence of attempting to understand and control the world around her. Besides the video installation, the photo series Groen/Green (2008) and several other new works will be shown.

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