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Nickii Schamborski

Represent

2022 · Three-channel video

Represent is a three-channel video by Nickii Schamborski, 2022.

3D-rendered scene: a digital avatar with backpack and dungarees stands at the far right of an empty space, lit by a round spot of light on a grey wall. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands waist-deep in water in front of a glowing orange wall panel. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands on a wet paved construction site in front of a row of modern houses. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands in a bright modern interior with concrete walls, next to a designer lounge chair. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands in calm water at sunset while pink geometric wall fragments float in the sky. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands small on the terrace of a white modernist villa with palm trees. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands beside a swimming pool in front of high-rise apartment buildings, other figures in the background. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: a neoclassical villa stands on a cut-away block of ground, tree roots hanging beneath it into an empty orange space. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar stands in a flooded garden in front of a villa, where figures look down from the staircase. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: the avatar is seen through the window of a sunlit house wall, next to a window with closed blinds reflecting the sunset. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: a small white cube drifts on a stormy green sea under a sunset sky, sheets of paper flying around it. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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3D-rendered scene: a neoclassical villa surrounded by water, groups of figures standing in the flood in front of its entrance. Represent (2022) by Nickii Schamborski.
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About the work

Using Shirley, a 3D model for architectural simulations, this work raises questions of power and representation. In the short story, Shirley flees her function and declares her resistance to the ruling system of architecture and its inherent distribution of power. While pursuing the political goal of erasing herself and her representation, she faces the paradox of not wanting to be forgotten at the same time. The film takes place mainly inside the Kunstverein Braunschweig; the story is complemented by digital prints showing exterior views of the Kunstverein.

Zur Arbeit

Anhand von Shirley, einem 3D Model fĂŒr Architektursimulationen, stellt diese Arbeit Fragen nach Macht und ReprĂ€sentation. In der Kurzgeschichte ergreift Shirley die Flucht vor ihrer Funktion und verkĂŒndet ihren Widerstand gegen das herrschende System der Architektur und die inherente Machtverteilung. WĂ€hrend sie dem politischen Ziel nachgeht, sich selbst und ihre ReprĂ€sentation auszulöschen, steht sie vor dem Paradoxon, gleichzeitig nicht vergessen werden zu wollen. Die Handlung des Films spielt sich hauptsĂ€chlich im Innenraum des Kunstverein Braunschweigs ab; ergĂ€nzt wird die Geschichte durch Digitaldrucke mit Außenansichten des Kunstvereins.

Details

Year
2022
Type
Three-channel video
Specs
6K, Dolby surround, 08:32 min
Institution / place
Kunstverein Braunschweig