COMPUTER MASK 1 - Raechel Teitelbaum
Curated by Tsering Frykman-Glen.
August 2020, Tangent Projects website.
Raechel was due to exhibit in Tangent Projects gallery in April this year but due to the global Covid 19 pandemic we have postponed their exhibition to later in the year. During our discussions we talked about showing one of Raechel’s video works online and both agreed that this was a resonant time to show COMPUTER MASK 1. It was available to view throughout August.
Using poetry and imagery of a relief of an alginate mask of a human face, as well as imagery of nature and living organisms, Raechel explores the notion of symbiosis and the ways that humans, animals and plants all function in parallel ways.
”Using biological concepts such as meiosis and mitosis, I work to explore humans, and their relationships to other biological organisms - including other humans - as well as nonliving beings such as technology, through the lens of a nonbinary, queer nature.”
Raechel Teitelbaum (she/they) is a visual artist born in Syracuse, New York, currently based in London, working primarily with video, installation, performance, textile, and poetry. They studied in both Spain and the United States for their undergraduate degree - graduating from Purchase College with a bachelor's degree in 'Media, Society, and the Arts’, an interdisciplinary program that combined fine arts, anthropology, and media studies in 2017. Following this, Raechel attended Metáfora Studio Arts Programs in Barcelona, where they completed an advanced studio arts diploma in 2019.
Raechel has exhibited at a variety of a galleries in Barcelona including Homesession, Bien Cuadrado, and Ángels Barcelona Espai 2. They are currently attending Goldsmiths, University of London, in a Master of Arts in Digital Media: Image Making, where they are focusing on 3D video animation, processing, and coding.