Rindon Johnson : Andromache Freya Rocket Suki Nomad Pete Kimmy Z River Chloe Ali Robert Maple Tigger Theodosia Martha Nate
Past exhibition
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COMA is pleased to present a solo exhibition, titled ‘Andromache Freya Rocket Suki Nomad Pete Kimmy Z River Chloe Ali Robert Maple Tigger Theodosia Martha Nate’, by Berlin-based artist Rindon Johnson (b. 1990), on view 27 January – 22 February in the Chippendale gallery. This is the artist’s first presentation with COMA.
“Andromache Freya Rocket Suki Nomad Pete Kimmy Z River Chloe Ali Robert Maple Tigger Theodosia Martha Nate” is named for the artist’s 11 favorite sharks on the Ocearch shark tracking app and features new paintings and sculptures by artist and poet, Rindon Johnson.
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In “Andromache Freya Rocket Suki Nomad Pete Kimmy Z River Chloe Ali Robert Maple Tigger Theodosia Martha Nate” Johnson continues his inquiries into speciesism and surveillance. For nine months Johnson checked on each shark daily, awaiting their next ping (location update) memorializing each update in the form of small bronze dots eventually replicating in physical form the constellations of shark travel that the Ocearch app features. Meanwhile, he made paintings. This body of work hinges on the confusing incorporation of sharks into a nonconsensual form of what theorist Jean Burgess calls “produsage”; a term which refers to the ways in which digital technologies enable people to collaborate and co-create content, blurring the distinction between producers and consumers. -
Rindon Johnson
Pete’s life behind the shelf, 2023
goughe, house paint, colored pencil, crayon, pastel, and bleach
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Rindon Johnson in his studio in Sydney, Australia, 2023.
