Untitled, 2014–2015 
4K video (colour, sound)
5 min 55 sec
Edition of 5 + 2 AP

In this video we encounter a robot morphing into a car, an Egyptian statue accumulating detail, a snake becoming a dancing elephant (adapted from Dumbo), and a baby turning into an old man. Laric draws on distinct styles and traditions, including imagery from Russia, America, and Japan as well as the language of 1930s cartoons on up to the cyber aesthetic of more recent computer animation.

Oliver Laric (born in 1981 in Innsbruck, Austria) lives and works in Berlin. In his practice, he explores themes such as authorship and authenticity. Working across video, 3D-printed sculpture and installation, Laric’s work demonstrates the ways in which imagery has been (re-)used over time and remains available – to be recycled, over and over, in inventive and contemporary ways. 3D models of all sculptures are available for free download on threedscans.com. 

Laric’s work is held in public collections including MuMOK, Vienna; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; Cleveland Museum of Art; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Fondation Galleries Lafayette, Paris, and KAI 10 I Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf, among many others.

Presented by Tanya Leighton (Berlin, Los Angeles).