Exhibited work: CAS Deep Portrait
Duration: 12.03 — 06.04.2025
Event type: Video Installation in Outdoor Public Space
Organizer: Viewmaster Projects
Venue: Rechtstraat, Maastricht, Netherlands
Exhibited Artists: Erzsébet Baerveldt (NL) Kim Boske (NL) / Gordon Cheung (UK) / Laurent Fiévet (FR) / Carla Gannis (US) / Ori Gersht (IL) / Egor Kraft (AT/JP) / Sam Taylor-Johnson (UK) / Addie Wagenknecht & Pablo Garcia (US) and Jacco Olivier (NL)
Each video takes inspiration from the paintings and sculptures of great artists from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Contemporary video works by internationally renowned artists reference aspects central to classical art, such as composition, colour, light, and visual language. By incorporating “time” and “movement”, these traditional ideas are brought to life in new ways.
In Time Travellers, time is accelerated, slowed down, or frozen. The 21st-century videos are not only a tribute to the ideas and iconography of classical masterpieces but also harness new digital techniques to tell compelling stories and address contemporary issues.
This guide makes navigating the artworks easy. Time Travellers offers a unique evening stroll past videos that relate both to the renowned TEFAF Maastricht, the prestigious fine art trade fair, and to the many 17th and 18th-century national monuments on the Rechtstraat.
Photos © Willemijn Doelman / Studio Buttons
Photos © Willemijn Doelman / Studio Buttons
Photos © Willemijn Doelman / Studio Buttons
Tokyo, Mishuku, JPN
Vienna, Neubau, AUT
Egor Kraft – artist-researcher, founder
Anna Kraft – researcher, director
mail/at/kraft.studio
Tokyo, Mishuku, JPN
Vienna, Neubau, AUT
Egor Kraft – artist-researcher, founder
Anna Kraft – researcher, director
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