Troika
Irma Watched Over by Machines, 2025
Riso print
Sheet:
42 x 29.7 cm
16 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches
Frame:
46 x 34 x 3 cm
18 1/8 x 13 3/8 x 1 1/8 inches
42 x 29.7 cm
16 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches
Frame:
46 x 34 x 3 cm
18 1/8 x 13 3/8 x 1 1/8 inches
Ed. of 25 + 2 APs
Copyright of the artist
Photo: Studio Troika
Die Edition von Risographie-Drucken ist Teil der Werkserie „Irma Watched Over by Machines“ (2024), in der Troika Videoaufnahmen windgepeitschter Palmen während des Hurrikans Irma in eine malerische Komposition übertragen. Aus...
Die Edition von Risographie-Drucken ist Teil der Werkserie „Irma Watched Over by Machines“ (2024), in der Troika Videoaufnahmen windgepeitschter Palmen während des Hurrikans Irma in eine malerische Komposition übertragen. Aus der Nähe löst sich das Motiv in eine verpixelte Oberfläche auf, die auf dem spezifischen Farbraster im digitalen RGB-Farbraum basiert. Der dominierende grüne Farbton von „Irma Watched Over by Machines“ entsteht durch die Zerlegung in Farbmosaike entsprechend den digitalen Bildaufnahmen, in denen doppelt so viele grüne wie blaue oder rote Pixel im Bild enthalten sind. Der Effekt des digitalen Bildes, der der erhöhten Empfindlichkeit des menschlichen Auges gegenüber grünen Farbtönen entgegenwirkt, wird von Troika übernommen: Sie imitieren die technische Sehweise der Kamera und übertragen deren Logik. Dabei wird die Diskrepanz zwischen der Objektivierung des zerstörerischen Ereignisses durch die neutrale, technische Aufzeichnung und dem Bildinhalt deutlich, der eine Naturkatastrophe zeigt und emotionale Assoziationen weckt. Die Übersetzung von Troika in den Risographie-Druck wird dabei selbst zu einem maschinellen Akt, bei dem die genauen Farbwerte ermittelt und als einzelne Schichten auf das Papier gedruckt werden. Die Künstler:innen untersuchen, wie digitale Informationen in die physische Realität übergehen und wie beide Welten sich gegenseitig beeinflussen.
The edition of risograph prints is part of the series “Irma Watched Over by Machines” (2024), in which Troika translate video footage of wind-battered palm trees during Hurricane Irma into a painterly composition. At close range, the motif dissolves into a pixelated surface based on the specific color grid of the digital RGB color space. The dominant green tone of “Irma Watched Over by Machines” results from its decomposition into color mosaics in accordance with digital image data, in which there are twice as many green pixels as blue or red ones. The effect of the digital image, which counteracts the increased sensitivity of the human eye to green tones, is adopted by Troika: they imitate the technical mode of vision of the camera and translate its logic. In doing so, the discrepancy becomes apparent between the objectification of the destructive event through neutral, technical recording and the image content, which depicts a natural disaster and evokes emotional associations.The translation of Troika’s work into risograph print itself becomes a machinic act, in which precise color values are determined and printed onto paper as individual layers. The artists examine how digital information transitions into physical reality and how both realms influence one another.
The edition of risograph prints is part of the series “Irma Watched Over by Machines” (2024), in which Troika translate video footage of wind-battered palm trees during Hurricane Irma into a painterly composition. At close range, the motif dissolves into a pixelated surface based on the specific color grid of the digital RGB color space. The dominant green tone of “Irma Watched Over by Machines” results from its decomposition into color mosaics in accordance with digital image data, in which there are twice as many green pixels as blue or red ones. The effect of the digital image, which counteracts the increased sensitivity of the human eye to green tones, is adopted by Troika: they imitate the technical mode of vision of the camera and translate its logic. In doing so, the discrepancy becomes apparent between the objectification of the destructive event through neutral, technical recording and the image content, which depicts a natural disaster and evokes emotional associations.The translation of Troika’s work into risograph print itself becomes a machinic act, in which precise color values are determined and printed onto paper as individual layers. The artists examine how digital information transitions into physical reality and how both realms influence one another.
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