Chris Dorland
FLR-13

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Chris Dorland
FLR-13

FLR-13 is a simulated virtual environment created by Chris Dorland in conjunction with his solo exhibition Active User at Nicoletti Contemporary in London. FLR-13 takes the concept of the Thirteenth Floor as a point of departure for the project. Omitting the thirteenth floor from multi-level buildings is a common place practice in countries that view 13 as an unlucky number. This has resulted in numerous conspiracy theories resulting in speculation as to what exactly happens on the thirteenth floor. Conspiracy theorists have suggested that the thirteenth floor in government buildings is not really missing, but actually contains top-secret governmental departments, or more generally that it is proof of something sinister or clandestine going on. In addition to the creation of the website, FLR-13 consists of two new site specific video works that channel the mind bending work of Philip K. Dick and bring into question larger philosophical ideas such as where, in a digital world, does reality in fact begin or end.

LIST OF WORKS

Chris Dorland
Untitled (FLR-13), 2020

Single channel Loop
1 min 29 seconds

Edition 3 + 2 AP

Chris Dorland

Untitled (Active User), 2020

Single channel Loop

37 seconds

Editions 3+2 AP

Chris Dorland
Untitled (titan fall), 2020

UV ink on Alumacore

68 x 36 inches
172.72 x 91.44 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (flatliners), 2020

UV ink on Alumacore
68 x 36 inches
172.72 x 91.44 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (cloud flare), 2019

Ink, acrylic, UV gel on Linen 24 x 18 inches
60,96 x 45.72 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (zero day exploits), 2019

Ink, acrylic, UV gel on Linen
24 x 18 inches
60,96 x 45.72 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (drain cartridge), 2020

Ink, acrylic, UV gel on Linen
36 x 24 inches
91.44 x 60.96 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (phantom limb), 2020

Ink, acrylic, UV gel on Linen

36 x 24 inches
91.44 x 60.96 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (hippy crippler), 2019

UV ink on Alumacore
78 x 44 inches
198 x 112 cm

Chris Dorland
Untitled (liquid foundation), 2019

UV ink on Alumacore
78 x 44 inches
198 x 112 cm

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WELCOME TO
NICOLETTI DIGITAL

 

NICOLETTI DIGITAL is a website dedicated to the creation and promotion of digital art through a programme of site-specific commissions and exhibitions. Based on our physical gallery’s architectural footprints, it allows viewers from anywhere with an internet connection to experience an innovative series of online exhibitions and projects exploring the increasingly tenuous boundaries between actual and virtual realities. Running in parallel to Nicoletti Contemporary’s programme, Nicoletti Digital’s mission is to support a generation of artists using the internet and digital technologies as mediums in their practices to produce new works and share their visions to a wider audience.

 

 

Eva Papamargariti
UH EVERYTHING LOOKS SO FRESH – OH EVERYTHING IS SO ROTTEN!

Chris Dorland
FLR-13