Ian Burns at hilger contemporary

Ian Burns at hilger contemporary

Now through September 30

Vienna, Austria

Dorotheergasse 5

43-1-512 53 15

43-1-513 91 26

http://www.hilger.at

ernst.hilger@hilger.at

Ian Burns’s sculptural machines are made up of rudimentary materials of housing construction. They are highly visual and engaging. The very ways in which they function invoke curiosity, the materials and methods of construction openly explain the functioning of the device, and the humour at play all serve to engage the viewer in a unique and personal experience. These three dimensional structures generate the style and format of visual images we recognize as informational or narrative based yet reveal it as little more than the entertainment it is typically consumed as. In this way they offer a more engaging viewing experience than the contemporary technological means of delivering such screen based information.

Biography: 2003 Master of Fine Arts; 2000 Hunter College of CUNY, New York, New York, USA, Bachelor of Fine Arts; 1989 The University of Newcastle, Australia; Bachelor of Engineering Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia.

http://www.hilger.at