Exhibition Talk
Gijs Gieskes: machines with no need of humankind

We cordially invite you to the guided tour of the exhibition of Dutch artist Gijs Gieskes, who creates audio-visual tools used by musicians and visual artists worldwide.

In this field, he is an established designer with a radical approach to electronics that blurs boundaries between music, art, and science. His approach is characterized by a fascination with absurd machines, new and unlikely technological relationships, intricate constructions, modest materials, and avoidance of high-tech.

Although his instruments appear to be stand-alone devices, they are or can be part of complex, technologically primitive systems, an open world of electromechanical and musical relationships.

The artist's exhibition will be guided by its curator, Czech artist and musician Ondřej Merta. The guided tour is a part of this year's visual art festival Brno Art Week.

Gijs Gieskes (*1977) studied industrial design at the Technical University of Eindhoven, where he lives. He has been focusing
on the design of audiovisual electronic instruments since the late 1990s. Gieskes presents his work within artist talks. He exhibits
in galleries and festivals and participates in workshops. Except
for Western Europe, he presented his artwork in the USA, Taiwan, Russia, and China. Among the festivals, it is worth mentioning Sonic Acts and Ars Electronica, where his work Electromechanical Modular won the Prix Art honorable mention in the field of sound art in 2015.