Wekua, Andro

Andro Wekua, born in 1977 in Georgia, studied philosophy and art in Tbilisi and Basel. He lives in Berlin. He participated in the Venice Biennale, 2011. Solo exhibitions included Kunsthalle Wien; Museum Friedericianum, Kassel; Castello di Rivoli, Turin; Le Magasin, Grenoble; Kunstmuseum Winterthur; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York / Brussels.

Never Sleep with a Strawberry in Your Mouth II
(CHE 2012, HD, 6 Min. 20 Sek., EOV)
European Premiere
Never Sleep with a Strawberry in Your Mouth II is the result of months of labour-intensive set building, filming, directing, editing, and digital manoeuvering. Situated between the sincerity of self-reflection and the synthetic imagery of pop culture, Wekua’s animations create pictorial representations of the past that help us better comprehend and grapple with the present.

Andro Wekua „Never Sleep With a Strawberry in Your Mouth II“, 2010/2012, Single channel projection, full HD, 6 Min. 20 Sek., Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York/Brüssel
Andro Wekua „Never Sleep With a Strawberry in Your Mouth II“, 2010/2012, Single channel projection, full HD, 6 Min. 20 Sek., Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York/Brüssel