Jorinde Voigt

Press Release

Lisson Gallery is pleased to announce the first UK solo exhibition of drawings by Berlin based artist Jorinde Voigt. Voigt’s large - scale works on paper are composed of intricately drawn networks of sweeping arcs, arrows, lines and labels recalling written recordings of sonic vibrations. Referred to by the artist as notations or scores, her work uses a unique visual language to represent subjects such as bass frequencies and musical melodies. The process of Voigt's notation is not merely the mapping, but the construction of a new way of seeing the world in all its complexity, diversity and simultaneity.

Employing concepts and terms from subjects varying from music, to philosophy, to mathematics, Voigt’s work attempts to record the physical world in intense algorithmic detail. Reminiscent of seismographic or geological readings, the drawings evoke the atmosphere of a rare moment, depicting the multiplicity inherent in concepts of time, space and speed.

Voigt’s work is informed in part by her studies of philosophy and literature, and points to the limitations of these practices; “I felt the study of philosophy was limited by sentences” she explains. Having also studied the cello intensively from the age of nine, Voigt’s artistic interaction with music is an influence in her current work. She says “I knew how the musical score functioned, how it’s meant to be read. It wasn’t hard for me to exchange a note of music for an idea, situation or action.”

For Voigt, the aim of her work is to uncover the truths behind objectivity and subjectivity. Working as a photographer early in her career, Voigt grew frustrated by its claims of being a truthful medium. She says, “I decided to stop photographing and just write down the reasons why I would have done the photographs and the situation I was looking at. I try to look at the structure of things and not at the visual impression.”
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Exhibition Images

Jorinde Voigt KONNEX-Studie (1) , 2012 Ink, pencil on watercolour paper, vellum 77 x 56 cm, paper size 84.8 x 63.8 cm, framed


Jorinde Voigt Words and Views I-II Fragmente einer Sprache der Liebe / Fragments of a Language of Love , 2012 Coloured vellum & Ingres paper, pencil, ink on watercolour paper Diptych 277 x 140 cm each, paper size c. 287 x 152 cm each, framed


Jorinde Voigt Stochastic Storms – Triptych, 2009 Ink, pencil on paper 300 x 140 cm each, paper size


Jorinde Voigt, Installation view Lisson Gallery, London 2012


Jorinde Voigt Territorium/ Kontinentalgrenze (Job Time Sheet) I/1, 2010 Ink, pencil on paper 11 works 12.5 x 20.2 cm each, paper size 18 x 26 cm each, framed


Jorinde Voigt, Installation view Lisson Gallery, London 2012


Jorinde Voigt Königliche Gartenakademie Berlin View 131-160 Schafgarbe , 2011-2012 Coloured vellum & Ingres paper, pencil, ink on watercolour paper 102 x 66 cm, paper size 111.8 x 76.3 cm, framed


Jorinde Voigt, Installation view Lisson Gallery, London 2012


Jorinde Voigt Horizont XVI / Horizon XVI, 2010 Ink, oil crayon, pencil on paper 61 x 46 cm, paper size c. 68 x 52 cm, framed


Jorinde Voigt Mosque/ Movie/ Powerstation, 2012 Ink on paper 10 works 61 x 46 cm each, paper size 68 x 53 cm each, framed