Aleks Slota: "Sculpting Inside" AND "Places I can't Go"
Aleks Slota is the photographer, the eye and the artist behind most of the beautiful photographies showcased on our social media pages at Transart Institute.
Last year he finished one his biggest performance project so far called “Sculpting Inside.” Working with artist Florian Feigl, they created 6 five-hour performances across three different Berlin venues. They invited various bands and sound artists to collaborate, making each iteration a unique experience.
Photos by Stefanie Schmid and Andie Riekstina
Line-ups included the bands Nashmeh and Sun Worship, the solo musicians Lars Ennsen, Robert Fisk, Felix Müller-Wrobel, Heather Green, and Joke Lanz. They collaborated with lighting designer Hanna Kritten Tangsoo and video artist Christopher Hewitt.
Photos by Stefanie Schmid and Andie Riekstina
Photos by Stefanie Schmid and Andie Riekstina
Project documentation has now been collected and can be viewed on this website: HERE
Aleks Slota has also updated the narrative text for his game “Place I Can’t Go” to better reflect the origin of the project.
When I was 9.5 years old I emigrated with my family from communist Poland to the United States. This displacement from one particular reality to another created a specific instability in my identity.
Compounding the stress of coming to a new country was the uncertainty of home life. My parents split very early upon arriving in the US. At the same time, I started at a new school, began learning a new language, and was introduced to a new culture. All this had a tremendous impact on me as a child. My mom always tried to give my sister and me a stable home, but certain events were out of her control, and this caused us to move multiple times in my first years in the US.
This game is a personal exploration of what these moves to multiple apartments and houses meant to me. The game is at times dark and foreboding, bright and anxiety inducing, or warm and unchanging - illustrating the emotional roller-coaster that moving homes and changing family dynamics are to a child.
Credit: Aleks Slota
Visit Aleks Slota’s various online platforms to catch all his updates: HERE