Prior to How long has that been a problem? Alban visited a psychic, which led to a rather unusual collaboration. It was the prelude for an exhibition full of questions, lamentations and confessions about (missed) opportunities. Also on show are a series of sculptures and wall pieces where Alban experiments with centuries-old obsolete crafts. By deliberately misinterpreting these techniques, a new visual dialect emerges: a stylized ode to awkwardness, ambiguity and misunderstanding.
Alban Karsten is a conceptual artist who creates performances and sculptures out of a strong curiosity about “the other”. He regularly invites professionals from different fields – such as a social psychologist, blacksmiths and a hypnotherapist – to collaborate with him on his projects. In these collaborations, he tries to integrate their methods and expertise into his work, and thereby give them a major role in the outcome of the work. Through his performances and sculptures, Alban explores what it takes to be an expert, and what authorship and singularity mean when part of the direction is handed over.
Prior to How long has that been a problem? Alban visited a psychic, which led to a rather unusual collaboration. It was the prelude for an exhibition full of questions, lamentations and confessions about (missed) opportunities. Also on show are a series of sculptures and wall pieces where Alban experiments with centuries-old obsolete crafts. By deliberately misinterpreting these techniques, a new visual dialect emerges: a stylized ode to awkwardness, ambiguity and misunderstanding.