Jacek Doroszenko – Environmental Practice: Resin Arpeggio
18. 9. – 23. 11. 2024
Gallery 3
Artist: Jacek Doroszenko (PL)
Somewhere between the hum of parallel pipes and the inaccessible laboratories of the chemical factory, the dissonant chords of liquids and machinery reverberate endlessly. The space in which these sound patches resonate causes reverberation and interference of multiplied tones. In this dense composition, it is the space itself that performs the sounds, reflecting and playing them back again, as if it were trying to perform an arpeggio. Sometimes these arpeggios merge into a sound mass and emphasize the acoustic pressure of the chemical space. The resin produced here has the character of a sonic glue, moving as if in slow motion and filling one vessel after another. Inorganic compounds exhibit a range of binding properties, as does this sound composition, where individual phrases are connected by invisible filaments.
Humans and their creations are part of nature, but as civilization has developed, our species has mastered the art of copying the processes that occur in the natural environment, and thus our contribution to matter is largely synthetic. Aleatoric in its structure and repetitive in its narrative, Environmental Practice: Resin Arpeggio is also a subversive reference to the field of environmental practices, a set of procedures to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impact of activities, products and services. The whole experience has the character of a sound walk through inaccessible rooms where the processes of combining elements and their processing take place. Here the listener is guided along a path of sound sensations, sometimes abstract and at other times more associated with musical language.
The artistic work of Jacek Doroszenko focuses on the relationship between sound and space, capturing the unique audio or audiovisual identity of the various environments in which one moves and realizes oneself. The audio track in his works refers to the characteristics of a location, thus referring, among other things, to the necessity of learning to listen as well as look in visual art. The sound elements of a chemical factory in the city of Ústí nad Labem became the core of the new work for Gallery 3, with the intention of exploring the variability and possible complexity of the sound ecosystem of this place. The sound composition works with the significant properties of the sound landscape, where human-controlled production and manufacturing (from quiet noises to noisier mixers) mix with natural moments (birdsong, a bubbling brook flowing through the area).
Curator: Adéla Machová
Artist: Jacek Doroszenko
Field Recordings: Jan Krtička
We thank Spolchemie, a. s. for the tour of the area and the opportunity to make audio recordings.
Jacek Doroszenko – intermedia artist exploring the relationship between sound, image and space. He lives and works in Warsaw and Krakow. Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, author of audiovisual works, videos, sound installations and internet projects. Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland in 2020, the City of Toruń in the field of culture in 2011 and a multiple participant in artistic residencies, including Hangar Barcelona in Spain, Kunstnarhuset Messen Ålvik in Norway, Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz in Austria, The Island Resignified Lefkada in Greece, Pragovka Gallery Prague in the Czech Republic, Klaipeda Culture Communication Center in Lithuania, Petrohradska Kolektiv Prague in the Czech Republic. He presented audiovisual projects at many solo and duo exhibitions, including at at the Fait Gallery in Brno, Exgirlfriend Gallery in Berlin, Pragovka Gallery in Prague, Foto Forum in Bolzano, Wrocław Contemporary Museum, the Fort Institute of Photography in Warsaw, the Witold Lutosławski National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Polish Institute in Düsseldorf, and as part of The Wrong New Digital Art Biennale in Rio de Janeiro, FILE Electronic Language International Festival in Sao Paulo, Transmission Arts Festival in Athens, ISEA International Symposium on Electronic Art in Vancouver, Musica Electronica Nova in Wrocław, Mediations Biennale in Warsaw, Athens Digital Arts Festival, Future Places Festival in Porto, European Media Art Festival in Osnabrück, Performing Media Festival in South Bend, CoCart Festival in Toruń, Open-Source Art Festival in Sopot. The artist is also active in the field of music and sound art. His musical compositions have been released in the form of albums including Infinite Values, Time Released Sound in the USA; Wide Grey, Eilean Records in France; Soundreaming and Bodyfulness, Audiobulb Records in the UK.
