Michael Johansson

Born 1975 in Trollhättan, Sweden

I am fascinated walking around flea markets finding doubles of seemingly unique, though often useless objects I have already purchased at another flea market. Despite the fact that I did not have any use for them even the first time, the desire to own two of these objects becomes too strong to resist. The unique and unknown origin of the object increases my desire to want the double – the unlikelihood of this sensation repeating itself produces an attraction that is too strong to resist.

This combination of the now-familiar and the new-unknown are among the various factors that come together to create the irresistible pull of these objects. This re-iterated fascination and the overwhelming desire that follows is central to my art practice.

I am intrigued by irregularities in daily life. Not those that appear when something extraordinary occurs, but those that are created by an exaggerated form of regularity. Colors or patterns from two separate objects or environments concur, like when two people pass each other dressed in the exact same outfit. Or when you are switching channels on your TV and realize that the same actor is playing two different roles on two different channels at the same time. Or that one day the parking lot contained only red cars.

These irregularities, these coincidences, are another focus of my artwork.

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Thomas Cummins

"Society has always been seen in its buildings and constructions. Inevitably, we are situated within these spaces which compose all of our lives but which also divide and confine us to our own interiors. Utilizing the introspection inherent to self-portraiture and meta-fiction, I navigate these structures in order to map the psychology of space we all share and partake in. By framing the self within architecture, I ultimately explore how individuals begin to define themself throughout surrounding social structures. In the end, we choose only pathways established before us but, among concrete passages, art is also able to, subversively, manifest the soul."

Thomas Cummins was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he currently lives and works. His writing also appears in “Notes on Art.” More of his work can be seen at http://thomascummins.com/

Guest Artist - Clara Montoya

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Clara Montoya

2007, 190 x 120 x 3 cm, 400 switches, electrical wire,wood.

Only one combination of 400 switches turns the lights on in the room. The probability of finding it by chance is extremely small, but nevertheless, exists.

Montoya studied in New York, London and Paris. She lives in Madrid.

montoyaclara@yahoo.es