ISE Cultural Foundation is pleased to present In the Private Eye, a group exhibition curated by Yaelle Amir, and featuring works by theartists Nin Brudermann, Carlos Motta, Trevor Paglen, Dannielle Tegeder,Anna Von Mertens, and Amy Westpfahl.

These six artists continuously challenge the conventions of artistic practice, as they adopt an investigative approach to give form tomatters that are either inherently obscured or altogether overwrittenby time.  Aided by modern technology that affords them unlimited access to information—they seek to unearth truths that illuminate variousaspects of our current reality.

Doubling as researchers, scientists, historians, or detectives, theseartists are prompted by far-fetched clues and minuscule details buried in the vast and peculiar nature of our culture.  Over time, they amassbits of information, which enable them to construct a visual narrativethat bears both individual and collective implications.  By employing bold and unconventional methods, they ultimately broaden ourunderstanding of historical, cultural, and scientific issues.  Acelestial pattern, a desolate weapon-testing facility, a forgottencemetery, a deserted cabinet, a combat training school, and mysterious disappearances of individuals—have all led to the development of eachof the six comprehensive projects included in this exhibition.

With curiosity and motivation serving as the artists' catalyst to delve further into diverse realms, these works expose a history of a place,an object, or a life—thus making visible that which could haveotherwise remained permanently concealed.

Feb, 2008	Aurelio Z
	Nin Brudermann