Justin Urbach, FIBER NERVE, 2024

2024

Medium

Lightbox display, 35mm format, C-print

Dimensions

50 × 105 cm

Edition

Edition of 3

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-155901

"FIBER NERVE" (2024) features an analog photograph by Justin Urbach presented as a lightbox attached to the street, connecting the outdoor space with the internal exhibition. The photograph depicts a man in a blue bodysuit standing on Times Square in New York, with towering billboards displaying videos on large LED screens. The oversized screen above the building facade glows like an orange-hued sky, and the dramatic underside view of the figure resembles a film still. "FIBER NERVE" captures a glimpse of our hybrid world, where image production and urbanity have fused, impacting the human body on a daily basis. Justin Urbach explores this reciprocity and interconnection in his artistic practice, rooted in his interest in the relationship between humans, nature, and technology. He often juxtaposes the emotionality and vulnerability of his characters and landscapes with a cool aesthetic. In doing so, he investigates the hybridity of different worlds, bringing them together both formally and conceptually in "FIBER NERVE". This exploration of perceptual processes continues in his works "FIBER I" (2024) and "FIBER II" (2024), where he abstracts the photograph through technical processes, portraying it as a shadow of itself and transferring it onto different materiality.