Rindon Johnson, Attack in transition (moi!) no paste wasted (run) your center won’t hold (je). Condemnation. Plod. Cope. RC Car. The rain drips from the trees. Did we discuss already the toilet?, 2023

2023

Medium

Fish skin, wood, resin, paint and crayon

Dimensions

39.5 × 55 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-156117

“Attack in transition (moi!) [...]” (2024) is a wall object made of fish leather, which the artist treats with synthetic resin, paint and chalk and stretches over a wooden frame. For Rindon Johnson, leather is a by-product and a relic of industrial processing chains, revealing a comprehensive historical and conceptual condition that illustrates the treatment of other living beings and can be applied to the colonialist legacy of Western states. Who and what can be counted as by-products? Johnson pursues this question in the work series, in which he addresses the subjugation, neglect and exchangeability of non-human actors in our contemporary times, while drawing parallels to identity politics and classist themes, as well as practices of racist exploitation. The poetic titles raise additional questions regarding autonomy and power. Johnson's reflections always start from the possibilities and quality of language and find their influence in the form of titles that accompany the works like poems. They are an essential part of the work, eluding clear readability through the artist's subjective impressions and deliberate ambivalences.