carnovsky: RGB exhibition at johanssen gallery

installation view of carnovsky’s ‘RGB’ exhibition all photos by alvise vivenza

carnovsky: RGB exhibition johanssen gallery, berlin on now until february 10th, 2011

milan-based collective carnovsky (francesco rugi and silvia quintanilla) presents ‘RGB’, an exhibition which showcases a series of wallpapers that mutate and interact with different chromatic stimulus. the wall coverings consist of three different patterns (in red, yellow and blue respectively) that when overlapped, result in a disorientation of images. when colors and patterns mix up, the lines and shapes entwine becoming oneiric and not completely clear. through a filter (a colored light or transparent material) it is possible to see clearly the layers in which the image is composed. each one of the red, green and blue (RGB) filters serve to reveal just one of the three patterns, hiding the other two.

without the RGB filters, the three overlapping patterns create a chaotic mix of images

view of the wallpaper in one corner of the gallery

wallpaper with red filter

wallpaper with green filter

wallpaper with blue filter

another view

imagery exposed with red filter

imagery exposed with green filter

imagery exposed with blue filter

carnovsky RGB cards

carnovsky RGB cards under the red filter

carnovsky RGB cards under the green filter

individual carnovsky RGB prints

exhibition graphics