We spent years treating the internet as our collective subconscious.
– Orejarena & Stein
The exhibition Tactics and Mythologies: Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein,
opening the new series Viral Hallucinations on September 6th 2024 at the
Temporary House of Photography Hamburg, presents the first institutional
solo show of the New York duo Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein.
Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein‘s (*1994, Colombia, UK, respectively)
conceptual, documentary work uses the intersection of technology, memory,
and desire to explore American mythologies and narratives. Orejarena &
Stein‘s multi-media work often involves extensive research into how their
images relate to collective image making and the networked volume of images
surrounding us. These bodies of work are set against a subtle backdrop of
social tensions or the lingering echoes of past conflicts - present as underlying
currents but never dominating the narrative. Central to their practice is
the elevation of collective processes and collaboration, which serve as key
strategies.
