Concept of the exhibition

The concept of the exhibition 1111KM-Translations is to create a virtual workroom, where the artists are offered the chance to get in touch with the world of experience of other artists in a foreign country, to extend their artistic practice. On the basis of their aquintance the artist make a translation to their own visual exspression. Besides the development of the individual artist, the project can contain an interesting cultural exchange. The simultaneous opening of the exhibition in the two cities, Groningen and Warsaw, is as regards content an integral subject of this project.　
In the contemporary digital culture it is very common to maintain contacts with people all over the world, whom we have never met in real life. In the exhibition 1111KM- Translations, people will be connected to eachother for the sake of this phenomenon. Two Dutch artists will be brought in contact with two Polish artists, after which they will have several moments to get to know each other, being aware of the fact that they will probably never meet in real life. The acquintance will be based on a gradual traject.
All this will result in individual artworks in which the artist gives an impression of the new gained contact, as a visual report.　
Procedure: The artists will be connected one to one and they will maintain contact intensively during several months . The artists will make a profile of each other and according to this personal impression, severall individuall artworks will arise, in their own chosen medium. The exhibition will serve as a physical report of the non-physical communication within this project.　
This unique collaboration will be supported by a simultaneous opening, in Groningen (hosted by WEP foundation) and in Warsaw (ASP- Academy of fine Arts) live connected by webcams. This will also be the finissage of the sateliteproject.　
Working method: collaborationproject, based on a virtual workingspace, divided over two cities.
Curators: Foundation 1111 KM (Kyra ter Veer and Martine Winiecki) and　
Aleksandra Pawelec (coordinator and artist in Poland).
Location: WEP foundation, Groningen and ASP, Warsaw.
Finissage: 10 november