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Sophie Jung at E.A. Shared Space

December 7, 2021

Artist: Sophie Jung

Exhibition title: sænətrɔːiəm

Venue: E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi, Georgia

Date: September 12, 2021 – January 12, 2022

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

sænətrɔːiəm
an opera in many stages
an ongoing act
a pack a pact

The exhibition gathers a new body of work by Sophie Jung created during stay in Georgia for a research around the legacy of USSR ballet, opera and theatre traditions.

sænətrɔːiəm brings together found and created material, series of drawings and ceramics, sound and sculpture for the the occasion of Jung’s first solo exhibition in Georgia.

The exhibition has been kindly supported by ProHelvetia, Kunstkredit and Propaganda Network

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, gated grazer getting better, 2021, wooden floorboards of an abandoned stage, acrylic and ink on paper, 43,2 x 54 cm

Sophie Jung, dog pen al pen g low, 2021, metal, fabric, cable ties, ceramic figures, neon, electric wiring, 59 x 75,5 x 91 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, h arm rest under the b arch, you two, 2021, wood, ceramic figure

Sophie Jung, h arm rest under the b arch, you two (detail), 2021, wood, ceramic figure

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm (detail), 2021, replica iron gate from a children’s sanatorium, acid writing reading sænətrɔːiəm, crystal pendants from an abandoned sanatorium ballroom

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, replica iron gate from a children’s sanatorium, acid writing reading sænətrɔːiəm, crystal pendants from an abandoned sanatorium ballroom, 220 x 544 x 25 cm

Sophie Jung, Stray Stages, 2021, ink, paper, market framed, 29,7 x 42 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, mach kein Theater (detail), 2021, upturned theatre chair from a disused sanatorium, velvet, ink, screenprint, ceramic dog

Sophie Jung, mach kein Theater, 2021, upturned theatre chair from a disused sanatorium, velvet, ink, screenprint, ceramic dog, 90 x 37 x 50,7 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, echo of the kennel b arch in spring (no man’s ouverture), 2021, arched bed spring, dog chain, wallpaper from abandoned rooms in a sanatorium, maquette of an abandoned stage and its back supporting character with main lead unleashed (back), 64 x 82 x 85,5 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, The Guard en d gate end ga me led ge ge ge or ge or chestra and me, 2021, ceramic dog, a collection of wallpaper from abandoned rooms in a sanatorium loosely pushed to the wall by a found chair, gate with hinges 90 degree turned yet still a gate, 182 x 52 x 134,2 cm

Sophie Jung, warm up in the green room, before we stage a w or sing, 2021, fibreglass Trojan dog, velvet curtains, sound piece of collected arias and choral pieces of five dogs on the steps outside, 91 x 125 x 55 cm

Sophie Jung, back supporting character with main lead unleashed (back), 2021, found chair tipped 90 degrees but still a chair, ceramic dogs, bent rebar poles resembling a hillside or a tangled dog leash, 61 x 79 x 49 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, str and ed st aged- a two dog piece, 2021, velvet curtain, silk veil, stage light, curtain rope, hemp rope, ceramic figures, sand from Magnetiti, 49 x 100 x 91 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, a costume for a dog, 2021 and small audience, 2021

Sophie Jung, The loge (a two dog rencontre), 2021, found scrap metal elongated, ceramic dog head, ceramic paws, silk scarf

Sophie Jung, The loge (a two dog rencontre), 2021 found scrap metal elongated, ceramic dog head, ceramic paws, silk scarf – view onto the soloist of the pack

Sophie Jung, a costume for the dog, 2021, silk, velvet, tulle, black lace, 150 x 68 cm

Sophie Jung, a costume for the dog (detail), 2021, silk, velvet, tulle, black lace

Sophie Jung, a costume for the dog, 2021, silk, velvet, tulle, black lace in a glass and mirror vitrine, 70 x 30 x 100 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, wall flower tall (the forsaken dressing room), 2021, building material, sink stand, ceramic figure, insulation wool, 207 x 27 x 90 cm

Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, exhibition view, E.A. Shared Space, Tbilisi

Sophie Jung, master and disciple, 2021, half a sink, unfired ceramic dog cast from a found plastic dog toy, part of a concrete theatre decoration, button eyes, 33 x 50 x 66 cm

Sophie Jung, it’s the stage that chooses you (upstaged), 2021, traditional stage maquette in the proportions and shape of the room it stands in, ink and silkscreen of the Tbilisi opera curtain (stage view) on paper, unfired clay figures, 48 x 48 x 175 cm

Sophie Jung, it’s the stage that chooses you (upstaged), (detail) 2021, traditional stage maquette in the proportions and shape of the room it stands in, ink and silkscreen of the Tbilisi opera curtain (stage view) on paper, unfired clay figures, 30 x 41 x 39 cm

Sophie Jung, it’s the stage that chooses you (upstaged), 2021, traditional stage maquette in the proportions and shape of the room it stands, ink and silkscreen of the Tbilisi opera curtain (stage view) on paper, unfired clay figures