Yngve Holen

5G


28.04.2023 – 24.06.2023

Galerie Neu is pleased to present 5G, the artists’ third exhibition with the gallery.

In a series of works in which the starting point is the expansive roll-out of next generation computing infrastructure, and its material excess, Holen has directed his attention to 5G’s real life presence as visible in the larger societal body. From his new studio practice in Ensjø, Oslo, a hub of small-and large scale industrial-residential development, the extensive andexpanding rooftop scaffolding of technology is (intrusively) omnipresent. Powering boxed up home-office life, while concealing larger themes, “5G”, disguising as consumer technology, also serve as proxy for its futurist usage, be it digital warfare or emergent economies. Amassing numbers in the many tens-of-thousands, these often randomly metal scrambles permeate the city scape, just look up.

On the flip side of promising tropes such as seamless connectivity and speed – in working onthe material side of 5G, Holen’s panorama of antennae sculptures elaborate on their real life counterpart, base structure and mass metal abundance.

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Installation view, Yngve Holen, 5G, Galerie Neu, Berlin, 2023 
Yngve Holen 5G Oslo Base Station Bordeaux, 2023  metal, antennae, resin, flock 298 x 277 x 277 cm 
(Detail)  Yngve Holen 5G Oslo Base Station Bordeaux, 2023  metal, antennae, resin, flock 298 x 277 x 277 cm 
(Detail)  Yngve Holen 5G Oslo Base Station Bordeaux, 2023  metal, antennae, resin, flock 298 x 277 x 277 cm 
Installation view, Yngve Holen, 5G, Galerie Neu, Berlin, 2023 
Yngve Holen  5G Oslo Base Station Black, 2023 metal, antennae, resin, flock 298 x 277 x 277 cm 
(Detail) Yngve Holen  5G Oslo Base Station Black, 2023 metal, antennae, resin, flock 298 x 277 x 277 cm 
(Detail) Yngve Holen  5G Oslo Base Station Black, 2023 metal, antennae, resin, flock 298 x 277 x 277 cm 
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Installation view, Yngve Holen, 5G, Galerie Neu, Berlin, 2023