The spatial dynamics of Michailov's interactive work invite us to alter our own perception, (mis- and self-perception), and to go down a rabbit hole of existential inquiry: Where do I begin? Where do I end? Where do I come from and where am I going? Do I exist in the absence of my fellow human beings? How responsible am I to my surroundings? These questions become increasingly urgent in the age of AI, when human and computer interfaces are nearing the event horizon of singularity. Michailov describes the concept of Self-Brainwashing in computational terms, “like a hard drive deleting itself.” (Candace Huey, re.riddle)
Michail Michailov was born in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria and currently lives and works in Vienna and Paris. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Veliko Tarnovo (1999-2004) and Art History at the University of Vienna (2002-2007). From 2006-2009 Michailov worked in cooperation with the artist group Gelitin. In 2007, he took part in the summer academy “Situation and Spectacle” at the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern (lecturer: Cerith Wyn Evans). In addition to several residencies and awards, Michailov received the Drawing Now Paris Art Award (2018). In 2022 Michailov represented Bulgaria at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. He was currently an artist in residence at ISCP, NY. Michailov has had solo exhibitions at Minnesota Street Project Foundation in San Francisco (2025); Belvedere Museum in Vienna (2024); re.riddle gallery in San Francisco (2024); Kunstraum Lakeside in Klagenfurt (2023); Galerie Viktor Bucher in Vienna (2023); +359 Gallery in Sofia (2021); Drawing Lab Paris (2019); Kunsthalle Exnergasse (2019); Sotheby's Vienna (2016). Michailov's works are in the various permanent collections including the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria
Artist talk, 2.4.2025, 13.30 Uhr