Troika, Path of Least Resistance, 2014

2014

Medium

Electric charge on paper

Dimensions

124 × 87 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-155932

Troika's "Light Drawings", including "Path of Least Resistance" (2014) are created by electrical discharges burnt into the paper, leaving uncontrolled patterns in organic, branching forms. These traces evoke associations with rivers, blood vessels and plant roots – forms whose formations all go back to the same genetic law. The creation process of "Path of Least Resistance" is beyond any control and is guided solely by the resistance of the material and the force acting upon it. The current follows the trail of least resistance to close its circle. Troika sets the starting point here – as in many of their works – and develops an aesthetic of unpredictability according to the principle of chance. At the same time, the "Light Drawings" capture the design of light and electricity, invisible per their nature, making their traces comprehensible and visible. Troika often resorts to scientific systems, whereby the repetition of under-energization is utilized here as a seemingly systematic cornerstone, permeating physical reality and its individual perception by coincidence.