With a halo of smoke and flame behind
In with a halo of smoke and flame behind Raditsch links two regions that are renowned for their rich natural landscape: Tyrol and Central California. The unique narrative that develops out of the artist’s interweaving of different cultural worlds and relates to the spirit of the Beat Generation is based on the perceived dissonance between people’s longing for “untouched” landscapes and the threat to them posed by the cultural colonisation ongoing since the 1920s for nationalist or tourist purposes. Through drawings, spatial and sound installations, and digital performances, Raditsch explores the origins of constructed, idealised notions of the two regions, juxtaposing them with traditional narratives and legends as a catalyst for a discourse on the complex relationship between humans and nature.
- Rosanna Dematté
Pine Ridge Masks, 2021, installation of the masks in a wood-panelled room of the Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum. Photo: Johannes Plattner
View of the exhibition with the end of the “Lightning”, two pastel works and the room installation “Main Hall”. Photo: Johannes Plattner
Wild Fire Dance, 2021, video projection on 3D projection tulle, 5:55 minutes. Dance: Magali Moreau
Stills from Wild Fire Dance, 2021, video projection on 3D projection tulle, 5:55 minutes. Dance: Magali Moreau
Installation view of the Wild Fire Dance in a wood-panelled room of the Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum. Photo: Johannes Plattner
Red Lightning, 2021, Soft pastel on paper, 96 × 72 cm. Photo: Rudolf Strobl
The works Red Lightning and Red Sun in the exhibition
The Black Mountain (Sequoia Seedling), 2021, Charcoal pencil on paper, 106 × 74 cm. Photo: Rudolf Strobl
The drawing Crossing the San Joaquin in the exhibition
Crossing the San Joaquin, 2021,
Charcoal pencil on paper, 74 × 53 cm. Photo: Rudolf Strobl
Installation view: Main Hall, With a halo of smoke and flame behind at the Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum