Interview
Joan Jonas on Joan Jonas: Light Time Tales at Pirelli HangarBicocca and Malmö Konsthall interviewed by Barbara Clausen, July 27, 2020
Transcript
- “Joan Jonas on Joan Jonas: Light Time Tales at Pirelli HangarBicocca and Malmö Konsthall, interviewed by Barbara Clausen, July 27, 2020 (Interview Transcript).” Joan Jonas Knowledge Base, 2021.
Abstract
The interview begins with Jonas narrating how this exhibition came together after being invited by Vicente TodolÃ, who is the artistic director of HangarBicocca. Jonas touches on the space at HangarBicocca and the different staff she worked with, such as curator Andrea Lissoni [00:00â04:59]. From here, Jonas recounts how she started working on the show in her studio, beginning with selecting which works were going to be in the show and creating a model of the space [05:01â07:58]. Jonas mentions that she was asked to create a new piece just for the show, called Beautiful Dog. She gives details on the exhibition layout, discussing how space and sound played a huge part in the organization of the works, and she describes the relationship among the pieces in the space at HangarBicocca [07:59â21:26]. Jonas speaks specifically about Lines in the Sand [11:35â12:49] as well as The Shape, The Scent, The Feel of Things, and its relationship to Mirage in the space [13:29â15:56]. Shifting from HangarBicocca, the artist reflects on the show traveling to Malmö Konsthall and how she had to adapt to the new, very different, space [21:27â23:32]. While talking about these changes, Jonas speaks about how this show influenced future exhibitions and how she adjusts her approach, using her show in the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2015 as an example [23:33â25:03]. Moving on, Jonas describes the programming for Light Time Tales, specifically her performance of Reanimation, which was an interesting example because it was one of the few times the artist performed in the same space as her exhibit [25:04â29:01]. Switching themes from programming to conservation, Jonas talks about documenting her exhibition and having guidelines for institutions to follow [29:02â30:17]. The interview ends with Jonas giving advice for curators who want to exhibit her work in the future [30:27â32:54].