Exhibition: Recycle Group: Nature of Non-Existence

Exhibition: Recycle Group: Nature of Non-Existence

Gazelli Art House presents Nature of Non-Existence, a new solo exhibition by Recycle Group, the award-winning artist duo known for their pioneering use of technologies from Virtual Reality (VR) to Augmented Reality (AR) throughout their practise. In their new exhibition, the artists unlock a hidden world via the use of an AR app available on the viewer’s mobile devices.

About the Artists

Recycle Group is comprised of Andrey Blokhin (B. 1987, Krasnodar, Russia) & Georgy Kuznetsov (B. 1985,
Stavropol, Russia) in 2006 and aim to explore the realm of Virtual Reality (VR) using both recycled imagery and materials. Their work aims to bridge incompatible subjects such as the classical with the contemporary, Western artistic traditions with Russian domestic realities. Since 2008 the artists have regularly participated in various group shows in Moscow, St Petersburg and other Russian cities. The year 2008 marked their first exhibition under the title Recycle Group. Two years later, the artist won the prestigious Kandinsky Prize in the Young Artist category for their Reverse project. Since 2010 works by the art group have been showcased on a regular basis in international galleries and various contemporary art spaces in France, Italy, Great Britain, USA and Belgium. In 2012 Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow hosted their grand personal show Paradise Network, which attracted a broad audience and was widely covered by the mass media. The artists participated in the programme of la Biennale di Venezia in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Their large-scale installations, made of plastic mesh, has decorated the facade of Grand Palais during the
international art fair Art Paris 2013 and the facade of London School of Economics in 2014-2015. In 2017 Recycle Group represented Russia at La Biennale di Venezia 57th International Art Exhibition with their exhibition Blocked Content. Works by Recycle Group are part of the public collections of Glasstress, Royal Museum of Scotland, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow among others. Both Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov live and work between the South of France and Krasnodar.

Private View: 29th November 2018, 6-8pm

Talk: 11th December 2018, 6-8pm

Exhibition: 29th November 2018 – 5th January 2019