image text special shop

'Dragon Pharmacy' by Masatoshi Noguchi at Ventilator, Berlin

article image; primary-color: #C4C3BE;
article image; primary-color: #C8C3BD;
article image; primary-color: #BDB9B0;
article image; primary-color: #C1B5A9;
article image; primary-color: #C3C0B7;
article image; primary-color: #C1C1B9;
article image; primary-color: #939884;
article image; primary-color: #C9CFC5;
article image; primary-color: #D5DBBF;
article image; primary-color: #DADADA;
article image; primary-color: #D3D2D0;
article image; primary-color: #D4D1C8;
article image; primary-color: #C8C8CA;
article image; primary-color: #E4DBD6;
article image; primary-color: #D9D7D8;
article image; primary-color: #CAC7C2;
article image; primary-color: #C5C1B8;
article image; primary-color: #C9C6BF;
article image; primary-color: #C7C6C2;

I am a mystical beast. Well known from the very far east to the deepest west. My endless tail with its wet, cold skin and scales surrounds the entire globe and your head. There is no way to hide, my power is omnipresent and will always find you.

I don’t exist in the physical world, my shape just appears in your mirage and in the flow of your blood. I will incarnate in your own flesh and activate my supernatural power of healing, leaving your mind paralyzed by just a glimpse of me.

All your arias to praise me burst like a bubble, and you are left with a fractional knowledge of the magic power of nature. Gather my traces, look into my throat and feel the dragon’s teeth.

Dragon Pharmacy continues Noguchi’s exploration of the hidden and the mystical. As part of the healing process, ritual played an important role. Many different forms of medication were developed on a religious or spiritual base, which were commonly considered reasonable.

At the pharmacy, a variety of medications are offered, to be selected at your convenience. The pharmacy gathers knowledge of different kinds of remedies: ginger, aloe vera and cocaine. Your choice depends on your belief and in turn, your belief affects your healing process. One thing the pharmacy and the dragon have in common is that they are both associated with supernatural abilities. Like the dragon, healing is reinforced by our belief in imaginary powers.

The dragon, a symbol which exists in many given cultures and societies, doesn’t fit into one single coherent fantasy, but a pervasive symbol in a variety of shapes. In the west, it is associated with evil, while in the far east it is a symbol of fortune and wisdom. However, it is surely a symbol of power, and dealing with the dragon is a double-edged sword.

24.11.18 — 1.12.18

Ventilator

'ABSINTHE', Group Show Curated by PLAGUE at Smena, Kazan

'Pupila' by Elizabeth Burmann Littin at Two seven two gallery, Toronto

'Auxiliary Lights' by Kai Philip Trausenegger at Bildraum 07, Vienna

'Inferno' by Matthew Tully Dugan at Lomex, New York

'Зamok', Off-Site Group Project at dentistry Dr. Blumkin, Moscow

'Dog, No Leash', Group Show at Spazio Orr, Brescia

'Syllables in Heart' by Thomas Bremerstent at Salgshallen, Oslo

'Out-of-place artifact', Off-Site Project by Artem Briukhov in Birsk Fortress, Bi

'Gardening' by Daniel Drabek at Toni Areal, Zurich

'HALF TRUTHS', Group Show at Hackney Road, E2 8ET, London

'Unknown Unknowns' by Christian Roncea at West End, The Hague

'Thinking About Things That Are Thinking' by Nicolás Lamas at Meessen De Clercq,

‘Funny / Sad’, Group Show by Ian Bruner, Don Elektro & Halo, curated by Rhizome P

'Don’t Die', Group Show at No Gallery, New York

'Almost Begin' by Bronson Smillie at Afternoon Projects, Vancouver

'I'll Carry Your Heart's Gray Wing with a Trembling Hand to My Old Age', Group Sh

'hapy like a fly' by Clément Courgeon at Colette Mariana, Barcelona

'Fear of the Dark' by Jack Evans at Soup, London

Next Page