Erik Schmidt traces a path of vibrant colours in constant movement, which begs to be explored in a state of physical and identity mutation. Through the use of gesture and colour, Schmidt persists in amending a document which results from an obstinate reality that continues to move forward, unstoppable. The artist paints over an image of one palm tree and another and another until their full …
Erik Schmidt traces a path of vibrant colours in constant movement, which begs to be explored in a state of physical and identity mutation. Through the use of gesture and colour, Schmidt persists in amending a document which results from an obstinate reality that continues to move forward, unstoppable. The artist paints over an image of one palm tree and another and another until their full dissolution. He records and gives colour to a delirious, failed parkour, which suggests the idea of escaping towards otherness, towards the palm trees, as the only escape route. He paints over newspapers …
