Artist: Haris Epaminonda
Exhibition title: VOL. XIX
Venue: Rodeo, London, UK
Date: November 26, 2016 – January 7, 2017
Photography: Plastiques, all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Rodeo, London
I: I see windows, many
J: Are you outside?
I: Yes, I’m walking towards the house and I see windows.
J: Is it late?
I: Yes, it is night
J: Are you alone?
I: Yes, I am alone
J: Where are you?
I: I’m near you
J: What are you doing?
I: I am walking, to the house, the house with many windows
J: Do you go inside?
I: I’m almost there. I see the door, there is a number. Number IV. I knock the door. I look through a window. It is dark
J: Do you go inside?
I: The door is closed. I ring the bell. It rings inside. Nobody answers
J: Is it dark inside?
I: Yes.
J: Where are you?
I: I am here, on this narrow path
J: What about the house?
I: I am now walking beside the lake, behind the house
J: Can you see the windows of the house?
I: I see trees
J: Can you see anyone?
I: There is nobody
J: What is the time?
I: I don´t know. It is late.
J: What can you see now?
I: I see the house, and the windows. Are you near?
J: Yes, I am near
I: Can you see the door?
J: I can see it.
I: Don’t you want to ring again?
J: Not yet. I will walk around the house. There might be another entrance somewhere
I: And then?
J: Ring again.
(…)
Haris Epaminonda, VOL. XIX, Installation view, Rodeo, London, 2016
Haris Epaminonda, VOL. XIX, Installation view, Rodeo, London, 2016
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #01 a/w, 2016
Draped hand-painted fabric (130 x 55 x 60 cm), powder-coated steel frame, black candle, old bronze Japanese candle holder, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #01 a/w, 2016 (detail)
Draped hand-painted fabric (130 x 55 x 60 cm), powder-coated steel frame, black candle, old bronze Japanese candle holder, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #01 a/w, 2016 (detail)
Draped hand-painted fabric (130 x 55 x 60 cm), powder-coated steel frame, black candle, old bronze Japanese candle holder, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #02 a/w, 2016
Green pastellone on wood panels, powder-coated steel shelf, brass hinge, 145.8 x 101cm
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #03 a/w, 2016
Wooden pedestal, old red/black Japanese lacquered bowl, blue velvet curtain, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #04 a/w, 2016
Blue pastellone on wood panel, old Chinese ceramic horse, old Japanese black/gold leaf Buddhist altar, black/white lacquered wooden platform, old Japanese glazed ceramic vase, powder-coated steel corner structure, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #05 a/w, 2016
Kouros bust old museum replica in plaster, two wooden pedestals, white stone capitol, powder-coated metal wall structure, limestone base, found stone, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #06 a/w, 2016
Blue pastellone on wood panel, wooden column, diptych of found framed book pages, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #06 a/w, 2016 (detail)
Blue pastellone on wood panel, wooden column, diptych of found framed book pages, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #06 a/w, 2016 (detail)
Blue pastellone on wood panel, wooden column, diptych of found framed book pages, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #07 a/w, 2016
Enox polished structure, dried Areka leaf, gold foil, white/black pastellone on wood panel, old Korean brass gong, found stone, found book page behind glass, dimensions variable
Haris Epaminonda, Untitled #08 a/w, 2016
Wenge wood inlaid with ash wood, polished, 99.8 x 120.1 x 2.9 cm