Nicolas Jasmin: L’Insecte

A void only exists in relation to the substance that shapes it. It may be what draws our gaze, but when we look right at it, there is nothing to observe. As David Lynch put it: Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.

Nicolas Jasmin (*1967, Toulouse) lives and works in Vienna. His work has been exhibited internationally since the 1990s. Recent solo exhibitions include at Ve.Sch, Vienna; Belvedere 21, Vienna; Croy Nielsen, Vienna. Notable group exhibitions include Liverpool Biennial (2002); Beijing International Art Biennial (2010), as well as shows at Kunsthalle Wien, MUMOK, and Secession in Vienna. Between 1996 and 2006, Jasmin was creating multimedia and video-work under the moniker N.I.C.J.O.B., making heavy use of found footage and sampled material.

The exhibition marks the beginning of an assessment and digitization process of archival footage recorded by the artist in Vienna between 1990-2010.

L’Insecte is on display during Independent Space Index 2025, the festival of independent spaces for contemporary art in Vienna.