Philipp Timischl
Molded
Salon of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade 

In his multi-layered works, Philipp Timischl deals with personal experiences and the social challenges of a present characterized by populism. For his solo exhibition Molded, which can be seen as part of Future of Melancholia in the Salon of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade, Timischl has created a series of works consisting of nine paintings in diverse styles, but linked by a uniform format and decorative frames. The works adress themes of identity, authorship, and the increasing disorientation of the present, often with an underlying irony. The dialogue between the works in the series deepens in an interplay with two existing paintings, which are coupled with grey shades and an LED panel, over which loops of image and text structures run in comix reference. With humerous yet melancholy titles, playful references to pop culture, and the use of classic design elements, Timischl refers to the concept of ​“hauntology” and Mark Fisher’s notion of the ​“slow cancellation of the future”, offering a critique of the stagnation of cultural renewal. His works are characterized by an uncanny and disorientating quality, interweaving elements of past and present to foreshadow a rather gloomy future an reflect a fragmented image of the present day. 

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