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Vlad Albu
Records On Imminent Things
Project Info
- đ Switch Lab
- đ Georgia Èidorescu
- đ€ Vlad Albu
- đ Georgia Èidorescu
- đ Vlad Albu
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Vlad Albuâs exhibition, Records on Imminent Things, challenges our conventional understanding of
objects, urging us to perceive them as independent entities beyond human perception. These objects
interact with one another, forming complex networks that can shed new light on their functional roles.
He explores how objects relate to each other, shaped by the boundaries of the room that contains them.
By focusing on these relationships, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the autonomy of those
objectsâhow they exist and function independently, yet also influence and are influenced by the space
around them.
In the exhibition context, the artist draws on Graham Harmanâs ideas to challenge the view of objects as
passive components in a human-centered world. Rather, they actively participate in it, defined by their
very existence. While these objects are shaped by human skill, intention, and technical expertise, they
also possess inherent forms and actions that demand recognition. The relationship between objects and
humans is not one-sided; it extends within the objects themselves, creating a complex, interconnected
network. This reciprocity mirrors natural systems, such as fungi, which operate beyond our superficial
understanding, revealing a deeper, often unseen reality.
Albuâs works reduce objects to their simplest, most recognizable forms, pushing the viewer to engage
with them as physical entities, potential functions, and abstract concepts. Integrating technical images,
such as the sine bar or the Power Scale of Roundness, emphasizes the connection between the technical
precision that defines the object and the organic, subjective experience of space. In this way, he
represents the dialogue between the objective, technical construction of the object and the personal,
sensory understanding of the space it occupies.
Georgia Èidorescu