Jean-Baptiste Béranger, Quiddity Photography, 18 May 17 June 2017 Synliggjord reflektion är bruten reflektion, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, 125 x 125 cm, edition of 5 Cecilia Hillström Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Quiddity with the photographer Jean-Baptiste Béranger. Over his career, Béranger has approached the photographic medium in an almost scientific manner. With a deep knowledge of all aspects of the photographic process and with a playful attitude, Jean-Baptiste Béranger challenges our perception in using the basic elements of photography in all stages of his work. In his new project, Béranger has focused on shape, and by extension on space created and made visible by light. Light as a means of making something apparent, but still out of reach. Always in dialogue with the history of photography, Béranger continues to explore the indices of space through his work. The exhibition title Quiddity refers to something s whatness; the essence of an object. In this context, the philosophical term may refer to something beyond our consciousness but still present in its absence. One could argue that Jean-Baptiste Béranger visualize this notion with his works, bringing forth the magic once associated with photography in its very beginning. Jean-Baptiste Béranger (b. 1975) has studied at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1995 2000, and at the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, 2000-2001. He has also held a residency at Cité International des Arts, Paris. His works has been shown in various exhibitions in Sweden and France. Béranger is represented in the collections of Public Art Agency Sweden, Fond Municipal d Art Contemporain de la Ville de Paris, Uppsala Municipality, and Nya psykiatriska sjukhuset /New Psychiatric Hospital, Uppsala.
Förlängd tavla i rum, 2015, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, wooden frame, 91 x 74 cm, edition of 5 Infinit regress I*, 2016, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 91 x 74 cm, edition of 5
Anonymt seende: det oseende ögat är också ett öga II*, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, 125 x 125 cm, edition of 5
Celestografi, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 84 x 71 cm, edition of 5 Quiddity: Något tar form (i ett redan etablerat rum) *, 2015, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, wooden frame, 91 x 74 cm, edition of 5
Att fixera en form*, 2016, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, wooden frame, 64 x 51 cm, edition of 5 Veckande formtagande rörelse*, 2016, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 44 x 54 cm, edition of 5 Rörelse: omöjliggörandet av fixerade kategorier*, 2015, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, white wooden frame, 44 x 54 cm, edition of 5
Ljus Moln, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 74 x 74 cm, edition of 5 Kontaktpunkt med icke-vetande II*, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 74 x 74 cm, edition of 5
Bilden av oändligheten*, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 84 x 58 cm, edition of 5 Bilden av oändligheten (från 3/4)*, 2017, C-print, silicone mounted on acrylic glass, black wooden frame, 54 x 37 cm, edition of 5
Quiddity, 2017, mixed media, 43 x 70,5 x 11 cm Jonna Bornemark, philosopher and lecturer at Södertörn University, has written sentences forming the titles of selected works in the exhibition. In Synliggjord reflektion är bruten reflektion [A reflection made visible is a broken reflection] she explores the exhibition theme further by pinpointing the mechanisms of a reflection. A unique Duchampian box with miniatures of selected works is also be presented in the exhibition. * Titles written by Jonna Bornemark.
CV Jean-Baptiste Béranger Born 1975 in Paris, France. Lives and works in Stockholm. Education 2000-2001 Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm 1995-2000 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Diplôme Nationale Supérieure de Beaux-Arts), Paris [FR] Exhibitions 2017 Quiddity, Cecilia Hillström Gallery 2013 Telles que sont les choses, Cecilia Hillström Gallery, Stockholm 2012 En subjektiv historia, William Aronowitsch, Konstakademien, Stockholm 2010 Looking through the head of the invisible man, Konsthandeln c/o Konstnärshuset, Stockholm 2010-2012 Konst i tunnelbanan, installation at Mariatorget, Stockholm 2007 Corpuscle, Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm 2007 Magnitude, Fotografins Hus, Stockholm 2005 Objectif Paris, Pavillon des Arts, curator Anne Cartier Bresson, Paris [FR] 2004 Just Visiting, Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm 2003 A Mains Nues, FRAC Haute Normandie [FR] 2002 Exposition collective, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris [FR] 2001 Sincères Félicitations, l ENSBA, Paris [FR] 2000 Krig, Hötorget, Stockholm 2000 Haute définition, Galerie Nathalie Pariente, Paris [FR] 1999 Dans le pli du rideau, Galleri Mejan, Stockholm 1999 Visages et Expressions, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris [FR] Collections The National Public Arts Council Sweden Fond Municipal d Art Contemporain de la Ville de Paris [FR] The Uppsala Municipality art collection New Psychiatric Hospital, Uppsala Awards and Grants 2001-2002 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris [FR] 2012 The Swedish art grant committee, 2 year working grant 2007 The Swedish art grant committee, 2 year working grant 2004 The Swedish art grant committee, 1 year working grant 2004 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris [FR] 2002 Photography scholarship from la Ville de Paris [FR] Cecilia Hillström Gallery Hälsingegatan 43 113 31 Stockholm Sweden info@chgallery.se www.chgallery.se Owner / Director Cecilia Hillström cecilia@chgallery.se M +46 707 646568 Gallery Manager Katrin J Källeskog katrin@chgallery.se M: +46 709 322067