Artist: Kerstin von Gabain
Exhibition title: I’ll See You When I See You
Venue: EXILE, Vienna, Austria
Date: July 20 – August 21, 2021
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and EXILE, Berlin
We are happy to announce the first solo exhibition of Vienna-based artist Kerstin von Gabain entitled I’ll see you when I see you opening on Jul 20.
In lieu of an exhibition text, the mating call of the last male Kaua’i ‘ō’ō, recorded in 1987 for Cornell Lab of Ornithology played at random within the exhibition. To listen to his sound while browsing through the exhibition images click →here.
The Kaua’i ‘ō’ō or ‘ō’ō’ā’ā (Moho braccatus) was a member of the extinct genus of the ‘ō’ōs (Moho) within the extinct family Mohoidae from the islands of Hawai’i. The last male Kaua’i ‘ō’ō was recorded singing a mating call to his female life-partner
presumed to have died in a previous Hurricane. The last of his species, he died in 1987. Subsequently, the species was declared extinct.
Further information
→John Green: Anthropocene reviewed. Sept 2019
→Songbird: a virtual moment of extinction in Hawaii
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021. Installation view, EXILE
Kerstin von Gabain: Shelter for beasts (noire), 2021. Wood, oil paint, latex, 265 x 30 x 60 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: Shelter for beasts (Spiegel), 2021. Acrylic glass, 42 x 15 x 30 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: Stump (Glitzer), 2018. Wax, glitter, guache, wood, 23 x 33 x 12 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021. Installation view, EXILE
Kerstin von Gabain: EXILE, 2021. Wood, cardboard and silicone, 8 x 13 x 25 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: Branches, 2021. Wax, silicone, 7 x 11 x 18 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: Shelter for beasts (Urhaus), 2020/21. Cardboard, oil paint, glitter, silicone, 233 x 31 x 12 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: Shelter for beasts (Spiegel), 2021. Acrylic glass, 42 x 15 x 30 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021. Installation view, EXILE
Kerstin von Gabain: Feldbett, 2021. Textile, wood, oil paint, 34 x 13 x 13 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021. Installation view, EXILE
Kerstin von Gabain: Shell, 2021. Aluminum, 8 x 14 x 21 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021. Installation view, EXILE
Kerstin von Gabain: Shelter for beasts, 2021. Wood, oil paint, silicone, 80 x 60 x 77 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: Shelter for beasts, 2021. Wood, oil paint, silicone, 80 x 60 x 77 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021 Digital print on acrylic, 104 x 104 cm
Kerstin von Gabain: I’ll see you when I see you, 2021 Digital print on acrylic, 104 x 104 cm
