Experimental Experience Experiment
( ) Parenthesis Space Parenthesis A.I.R. – Berlin

( ) Parenthesis Space Parenthesis is a nomadic artist-in-residency program and a close group of participating artists who meet once a year to build up an exhibition, usually without any previous idea, finding their way through the endemic materials and improvisation. 

All images: Eli Cornejo and Ssmmidd

During the past projects the process for each residency was a very dynamic exchange of creative energy which led to certain experiences on the way with less focus on the final outcome in the sense of a conventional exhibition.
Therefore, for the third edition of the ( ) A.I.R., we shifted the focus: based on knowing each other quite well, we will now even develop a deeper connection during the flow of working together. All participating artists will, during the building up phase, analyze, remark and portrait the personality shape -and also self-portrait- of each remanding participating artist, documenting this approach in various available media. In the end everyone will collaborate, layer by layer, in a collective mind-map of each persona creating big collages of information and perception.

The project was host by Hilbert Raum Berlin
Residency period was: Wednesday 3rd to Friday 12th August.
Exhibition Opening: Friday 12th August 2016, 18:00-22:00
Period: Friday 12th to Sunday 14th August
Artists: Juan Arata, Eli Cornejo, LAN Hungh, Philippe Marcus and Ssmidd

Artist Juan Arata made casts from all participating artists for later construction of foam head sculptures.
Artist Juan Arata working on his portrait sculptures. Tv's are set for Eli Cornejo's videos.
Eli cornejo's head sculpture by Juan arata - Construction foam and acrylic paint, ca. 22x22x25cm / 9x9x10in.
Eli cornejo's wall painting by Philippe Marcus, Lan Hungh on the back - Acrylic paint on gallery wall.
Simulation of group multi-vision, sculpture by Juan arata - Construction foam, plastic eyes and fake flower, ca. 45x40x25cm / 18x16x10in.
Lan Hungh's sculpture by juan Arata - Construction foam and acrylic paint, ca. 22x22x25cm / 9x9x10in.
Philippe Marcus's digital painting by SSMIDD - 100 years durable bubble jet print; printed on Hahnemühle Canvas Artist 340 gsm.
Philippe Marcus's self-portrait wall painting - Acrylic paint on gallery wall.
Lan Hungh's interpretation of Philippe Marcus - Inkjet print ca. 170x200cm / 67x79in
Juan Arata by SSMMIDD - Digital painting, 100 years durable bubble jet print; printed on Hahnemühle Canvas Artist 340 gsm.
Eli Cornejo's self-portrait video installation.
Juan Arata's wall painting by Philippe Marcus.
SSMIDD's wall painting by marcus philippe - analog photo portraying SSMMIDD's hand by Eli cornejo.
Lan Hungh's self-portrait as a super hero - Inkjet print ca. 170x200cm / 67x79in.
General view room 1.
General view from room 1 to rooms 2 and 3.
Video installation by SSMIDD, sculpture by Juan arata. View room 2.

Of Conventional And Orthographic Views And Of Infinity And Gravity (TRAILER) SSMMIDD portrait from all participating artists

Past experiences:

( ) A.I.R. Slovenia
( ) A.I.R. France