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five @ max goelitz

2023

Rindon Johnson's first solo exhibition at the Berlin gallery is based on his science fiction novel Clattering and presents an expansive installation that was created on the occasion of Johnson's nomination for the Future Generation Art Prize 2021 and was on view for a short time at the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv. For the exhibition five, the multimedia installation will be embedded in an expanded exhibition concept with new works by the artist.

 

The novel Clattering is created in collaboration with writer Rainer Diana Hamilton and is a proposition for open-mindedness, multiplicity and opposition to the organisational states of our world, which is mostly built on various forms of dualism. The authors challenge our accustomed view of relationships, hierarchical structures, systems of reproduction. Johnson and Hamilton elaborate subtle but important differences between humans and human-like characters in the novel, where there is no gender, hunger, war, or physical violence in Clattering.

 

At some point I became very interested in what it might actually take to make a person. I wondered what if it took more people. What if we didn’t replicate based on a binary but on a grouping of more people. – Rindon Johnson

 

The exhibition is accompanied by a publication that includes the first 40 pages of the novel, providing a glimpse into the artist's literary work. Clattering will be presented for the first time as part of a reading by Rindon Johnson at the gallery.

Audio Walk Through of the Exhibition

All Photos: Marojorie Brunet Plaza

Breaking Rocks, Making Beings by Theresa Roessler

Examples: laughter in the morning and tears in the afternoon. A dreadful boar.—His burning, bloodshot eyes seemed coals of living fire, and his roughneck was knotted with stiff muscles, and thick-set with bristles like sharp spikes. A seething froth dripped on his shoulders, and his tusks were like the spoils. Discordant roars reverberated from his hideous jaws; and lightning—belched forth from his horrid throat— scorched the green fields. If the wind blows, I can’t control that. I did not expect you. So was it just your husband who went fishing. Of course it was just him. Fundament. The trash clouds moved over the town. Progress. Hundreds of thousands. You don’t see it? It is said that in their country gold is carried down by the mountain torrents, and that the barbarians obtain it by means of perforated troughs and fleecy skins. It represents royal power. It represents the flayed skin of Krios, companion of Phrixus. It represents a book on alchemy. It represents a technique of writing in gold on parchment.. It represents a form of placer mining practiced in Georgia, for example. It represents the forgiveness of the Gods. It represents a rain cloud. It represents a land of golden grain. It represents the spring-hero. It represents the sea reflecting the sun. It represents the gilded prow of Phrixus' ship. It represents a breed of sheep in ancient. It represents the riches imported from the East. It represents the wealth or technology of Colchis. It was a covering for a cult image of Zeus in the form of a ram. It represents a fabric woven from sea silk. It is about a voyage from Greece, through the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic to the Americas. It represents trading fleece dyed murex-purple for Georgian gold, 2023 Ash wood Dimensions variable
Examples: laughter in the morning and tears in the afternoon. A dreadful boar.—His burning, bloodshot eyes seemed coals of living fire, and his roughneck was knotted with stiff muscles, and thick-set with bristles like sharp spikes. A seething froth dripped on his shoulders, and his tusks were like the spoils. Discordant roars reverberated from his hideous jaws; and lightning—belched forth from his horrid throat— scorched the green fields. If the wind blows, I can’t control that. I did not expect you. So was it just your husband who went fishing. Of course it was just him. Fundament. The trash clouds moved over the town. Progress. Hundreds of thousands. You don’t see it? It is said that in their country gold is carried down by the mountain torrents, and that the barbarians obtain it by means of perforated troughs and fleecy skins. It represents royal power. It represents the flayed skin of Krios, companion of Phrixus. It represents a book on alchemy. It represents a technique of writing in gold on parchment.. It represents a form of placer mining practiced in Georgia, for example. It represents the forgiveness of the Gods. It represents a rain cloud. It represents a land of golden grain. It represents the spring-hero. It represents the sea reflecting the sun. It represents the gilded prow of Phrixus' ship. It represents a breed of sheep in ancient. It represents the riches imported from the East. It represents the wealth or technology of Colchis. It was a covering for a cult image of Zeus in the form of a ram. It represents a fabric woven from sea silk. It is about a voyage from Greece, through the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic to the Americas. It represents trading fleece dyed murex-purple for Georgian gold, 2023 Ash wood Dimensions variable
Foreground Fruit of the poisonous tree, Higher and more free! The music must always play, All the conventions conspire to make this fort assume the furniture of home; Lest we should see where we are, higher and more free! Lost in a haunted wood, What are the consequences of two different forms interacting? Ice on a bed of mint leaves. That’s what I thought in the early morning. Higher and more free! Breeze engine. If no is what it is then that’s what it is. Breeze Engine. Paint dries on walls. Bells chime at noon. Rivers flow through canyons. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough., 2023 Ash wood 420 x 67.5 x 16.5 cm 165 3/8 x 26 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Foreground Fruit of the poisonous tree, Higher and more free! The music must always play, All the conventions conspire to make this fort assume the furniture of home; Lest we should see where we are, higher and more free! Lost in a haunted wood, What are the consequences of two different forms interacting? Ice on a bed of mint leaves. That’s what I thought in the early morning. Higher and more free! Breeze engine. If no is what it is then that’s what it is. Breeze Engine. Paint dries on walls. Bells chime at noon. Rivers flow through canyons. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough., 2023 Ash wood 420 x 67.5 x 16.5 cm 165 3/8 x 26 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Beyond the pines, pines, pines, pines, pines, hard mountain, enduring, except all the conventions conspire NOTHING BY MOUTH! Transmission: desire labyrinth, do I turn on my vpn to watch american television for the drug commercials, extreme effort in their function, heads bent forward, forearms lifted, confectionery, ineffectively, connectivity, be specific what kind of pain do you like. Do you like any kind of pain. Shape this with your eyes. Somebody once asked me if I could spare some change for gas, I need to get out of this place and I thought I could use some gas myself. Reassuring thud, Reassuring thud, 2023 Brick Dimensions variable
Beyond the pines, pines, pines, pines, pines, hard mountain, enduring, except all the conventions conspire NOTHING BY MOUTH! Transmission: desire labyrinth, do I turn on my vpn to watch american television for the drug commercials, extreme effort in their function, heads bent forward, forearms lifted, confectionery, ineffectively, connectivity, be specific what kind of pain do you like. Do you like any kind of pain. Shape this with your eyes. Somebody once asked me if I could spare some change for gas, I need to get out of this place and I thought I could use some gas myself. Reassuring thud, Reassuring thud, 2023 Brick Dimensions variable
Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying glass. Happiness writes white. DISMANTLE EVERYTHING! It felt better going in than out. You know how it is, the absence of a casualty or a fatality does not mean the presence of safety, 2023 5 TV screens, ATC live streams and ash wood bench Screen dimensions variable Bench: 200 x 49 x 80 cm 78 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying glass. Happiness writes white. DISMANTLE EVERYTHING! It felt better going in than out. You know how it is, the absence of a casualty or a fatality does not mean the presence of safety, 2023 5 TV screens, ATC live streams and ash wood bench Screen dimensions variable Bench: 200 x 49 x 80 cm 78 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
Clattering, 2021 Stained glass work (3 panels) and ash wood bench Glass work: 360 x 158 cm 141 3/4 x 62 1/4 inches Bench: 200 x 49 x 80 cm 78 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
Clattering, 2021 Stained glass work (3 panels) and ash wood bench Glass work: 360 x 158 cm 141 3/4 x 62 1/4 inches Bench: 200 x 49 x 80 cm 78 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
Paths wind through woods. Dogs chase their tails. Smiles light up faces. Laughs echo loudly. Dreams take flight. Hopes rise high. Waves roll gently. Children skip merrily. Words convey thoughts. Maroon. Time heals wounds. Minds seek answers. Fates twist and turn. Truths reveal slowly. Lives unfold daily. Manifestation is such a chore. Say it a loud, see it how mouths: a companionable environment can engender impressive thirstiness, 2023 Ash wood, leather, crayon, oil, colored pencil, acrylic and wax 188.5 x 100 x 24.5 cm 74 1/4 x 39 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches
Paths wind through woods. Dogs chase their tails. Smiles light up faces. Laughs echo loudly. Dreams take flight. Hopes rise high. Waves roll gently. Children skip merrily. Words convey thoughts. Maroon. Time heals wounds. Minds seek answers. Fates twist and turn. Truths reveal slowly. Lives unfold daily. Manifestation is such a chore. Say it a loud, see it how mouths: a companionable environment can engender impressive thirstiness, 2023 Ash wood, leather, crayon, oil, colored pencil, acrylic and wax 188.5 x 100 x 24.5 cm 74 1/4 x 39 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches
Open: I want it to say, procession. Turn around and have a look at the river. Crocodiles have red eyes at night. Have a look at the river, now pretend you’re me. Now ask yourself., 2023 Leather, crayon, oil, colored pencil, acrylic and wax 116 x 46 x 2 cm 45 5/8 x 18 1/8 x 3/4 inches
Open: I want it to say, procession. Turn around and have a look at the river. Crocodiles have red eyes at night. Have a look at the river, now pretend you’re me. Now ask yourself., 2023 Leather, crayon, oil, colored pencil, acrylic and wax 116 x 46 x 2 cm 45 5/8 x 18 1/8 x 3/4 inches