Tina Gillen. Faraway So Close

Tina Gillen (b. 1972, Luxembourg) will represent the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with Faraway So Close. The exhibition, for which the artist has produced a new series of large-scale works, will take the form of an expansive painterly installation in the Luxembourg Pavilion, located within the historic premises of the Sale d'Armi in Venice's Arsenale. In Faraway So Close, Gillen directs her attention to the connections between the interior space and the outside world.

In this exhibition, Gillen pursues her painterly research into natural phenomena that lie beyond human control, such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels or volcanic activity. The paintings that make up her installation thematise the four elements of nature we traditionally identify with the composition of the universe – earth, water, fire and air – while simultaneously evoking the tangible effects of climate change caused by human activity. They represent what the French writer Marielle Macé has described as 'uncertain landscapes' in literature.

Commissionner: Ministry of Culture, Luxembourg
Organizer: Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean
Curator: Christophe Gallois, assisted by Ilaria Fagone, Mudam Luxembourg
With the support of:
LuXembourg – Let's Make It Happen
Kultur ; lx – Arts Council Luxembourg

APRIL 23 – NOVEMBER 27, 2022