ANNKA KULTYS GALLERY presents ELECTROTEXTURE by American multimedia ‘reality artist’ and performer Signe Pierce, the inaugural offline exhibit of seven moving image works curated from an expansive ongoing series. Filmed across global cities, each of the short videos is a portrait of hyperreality, as neon lights are reflected in the surfaces of urban and domestic environments. Each is a record of the ephemerality of visual experience, a fleeting moment of kairos in which light, surface and the artist’s body meet in unique alignment, coming alive before disappearing. These overlooked encounters are discovered, choreographed and manipulated by Pierce, filmed on an iPhone, and the colours and textures heightened through editing before the final artwork appears. These works capture a central preoccupation of the artist’s practice: the increasingly blurred boundaries between simulation and reality, explored through postdigital processes and vibrant technicolours. In a premiere for UNTITLED and in honour of the gallery’s mission to democratise digital art collecting, each of the seven artworks is available in a time-limited edition run for the special price of USD 500, with an accompanying still from the work as a print. The ELECTROTEXTURE presentation will also include a daily performance by Signe Pierce.

Signe Pierce is an American artist who draws on a multimedia suite of image-making techniques with a postdigital technicolour palette, to explore notions of gender, identity, and the dissolving boundary between simulation and the real. Pierce delves deeply into the impact of digital culture on contemporary life, often blending elements of performance, photography, video art, and more recently music to create immersive experiences. By juxtaposing vibrant, hyperreal visuals with critical commentary, Pierce art not only highlights societal constructs but also challenges viewers to question their perceptions of reality and the influence of technology on self-expression.

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