Pierre-François Ouelllette art contemporain (Montreal) is delighted to present the European premiere of the video by Chih-Chien Wang entitled Avellaneda at the 5th edition of the LOOP video art fair ( http://www.loop-barcelona.com/ ) .

The video was first shown in 2008 in the exhibition The Québec Triennial: Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. It has since entered the permanent collection of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montreal.

The fair, which runs from May 20-22, 2010 in Barcelona is one of the premiere worldwide venues for the presentation of new video work. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the gallery has participated in the fair having previously premiered new videos by Adad Hannah, Michel de Broin and Isabelle Hayeur.

For information on hours of operation and tickets as well as general information on LOOP please visit the fair's website at:
http://www.loop-barcelona.com/

For more information on Chih-Chien Wang please visit the artist's PFOAC website.

In Avellaneda, two groups of people gather around an old factory in Buenos Aires. Inside, the factory is flooded. Four people prepare to enter the water-filled space; they stand in the middle and sing. Outside the factory, a group of theatre people talk about their environment, their city and the fact that it has snowed for the first time in eighty-nine years. They also talk about their mission to improve patients’ rights at the hospital.

The project shows people inside and outside a space—gathering, leaving and gathering again. Not solely concerned with issues brought up in their discussions or in the songs, the project illustrates connections among the people: how they move among each other, and how the group, as a whole, re-forms itself.

Artist Statement:

My art practice involves the presentation of found objects and the process of collecting or recreating them. This process builds up my understanding of the living space and the cultural diversity of the city. These concerns also resemble my understanding of people, reflect the place I live in, and reveal my doubt about the self.

- CCW