DUŠAN FIŠER: KAKO SE DOTAKNEŠ SVETLOBE? / HOW DO YOU TOUCH LIGHT? (izjava: Deja Bečaj)

Razstava z naslovom Kako se dotakneš svetlobe? predstavlja nova dela vsestranskega umetnika Dušana Fišerja, ki se v svoji umetniški praksi posveča zlasti vizualni pojavnosti svetlobe in njenem učinku na posameznika in družbo. V specifični ambientalni postavitvi v nekdanji samostanski cerkvi GBJ vzpostavlja svojstveni vizualni iluzionizem in raziskuje optične učinke svetlobe. Pri tem se poslužuje različnih medijev in načinov, od kompozitnih prostorskih instalacij in svetlobnih objektov, do gibljive slike in zvočnih kompozicij. Za pričujočo razstavo je posebej zasnoval in naredil serijo objektov oziroma prototipov, ki publiko vabijo k interakciji in preizkušanju lastnega dojemanja vizualnega.
Fišer se na svoji petintrideset let trajajoči kontinuirani umetniški poti pogosto ukvarja z načini človekovega dojemanja optičnih učinkov, v novejši umetniški praksi pa se je raziskovanje svetlobnih zakonitosti in iluzionističnih učinkov še izostrilo. Njegova varianta optične umetnosti se neposredno nanaša na človeka in na njegov odnos do vizualnih signalov in senzacij. V svojih delih se zato pogosto poigrava z dojemanjem videnega: draži uveljavljene predstave, namiguje na mogoče pomene onkraj konvencij in okvirov ter naslavlja tudi ostale čute, čeprav je pri človeku prav vid izrazito dominanten pri dojemanju in razumevanju okolice. Za namene pričujoče razstave je ustvaril totalno instalacijo, ki povzema celostno izkušnjo svetlobe na površini in volumnu umetelnih predmetov in konstruiranih prostorov. Prav svetloba namreč definira objekte in njihove oblike, s tem ko se od njih odbija oziroma ko skoznje proseva. Naredil in v prostor je umestil vrsto skrbno oblikovanih objektov, ki s svojo formo, materialom in strukturo pomagajo ustvariti učinek vizualne nestabilnosti in nedoločnosti, saj lahko publiko izmaknejo iz običajnega in pričakovanega dojemanja prostora in časa. Ti objekti učinkujejo kot nekakšne futuristične kapsule, ki lahko človeka soočijo z nekoliko drugačnimi čutnimi predstavami.

Miha Colner kustos

The exhibition entitled How Do You Touch Light? showcases new works by the versatile artist Dušan Fišer, who in his artistic practice mainly focuses on the visual appearance of light and its effect on an individual and society. In a unique ambient setting in the former monastery church of GBJ, he establishes distinctive visual illusionism and explores the optical effects of light. To do that he uses various creative media and methods, from composite installations and light objects to moving images and sound compositions. For this exhibition, he has specially designed and built a series of objects or prototypes that invite the audience to interact and explore their own perception of visual sensations.
Throughout his thirty-five-years long artistic career, Fišer has often addressed the ways in which humans perceive optical effects, while the exploration of the principles of light and illusionist impacts has become even more focused and obsessive in his more recent artistic practice. His version of optical art directly relates to human beings and their relationship to visual signs and sensations. In his complex works, he therefore often experiments with the perception of what is being seen: he questions established norms and ideas, hints at possible meanings beyond conventions and set frameworks, and also addresses other senses, even though vision is clearly dominant in human perception and understanding of the outside world. For the purposes of this exhibition, he has made a total installation that encapsulates the holistic experience of light on the surface and volume of artificial objects and constructed spaces. Light is the matter that defines objects and their forms, as it reflects off them or sifts through them. He has built and installed a series of carefully designed objects whose form, material, and structure may help to establish an effect of visual instability and indeterminacy, as these objects can distract the audience from their usual and expected perception of time and space. These objects appear as a kind of futuristic capsules that can confront people with slightly different sensory perceptions.

Miha Colner Custos