Sensory overload. Spectacularly baroque. A cinematic fever dream. You can certainly never accuse Marco Brambilla of leaving you unstimulated. The London-based video artist’s hypnotic scenes are both a respite from and the culmination of the fleeting images we see on our screens on a daily basis. Double Feature, Brambilla’s latest Berlin exhibition on view tomorrow (11.10.2024) at Fotografiska Berlin, proves to be no exception. It is composed of two supersized video collages, “Heaven’s Gate” (2022) and “Civilization” (2008), which serve as a sort of satire on Hollywood’s fixation with fame and fortune. Spread over huge multi-dimensional projections, the looped graphics combine to make surreal digital tapestries that obscure the boundary between reality and imagination. Iconic moments from the Golden Age of film flash up alongside burning cityscapes, taking you on an uncanny journey through our media-saturated world. Open daily, you can catch Brambilla’s dose of purgatory and paradise starting tomorrow until March 2025.
Text: Scott Moss / Credits: Marco Brambilla, from Civilization, 2008; Marco Brambilla, from Heaven’s Gate, 2022; Photo: Koen Broos
Fotografiska Berlin, Oranienburger Str.54, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Double Feature runs from 11.10.2024 until 02.03.2025.
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