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Vernissage 06.10., 16h
Kartoffel-Projekt.Eva Pedrosa, Paul Wiersbinski Drawing, Sculpture, Installation, Media Art, Digital Art

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until 22.09. Spandau and other Phantoms. Dana Arieli. Media Art, Fotografie. Repro Spandau and other Phantoms, Dana Arieli, 2023, Photo: Dana Arieli

In her ongoing series “The Phantoms Project,” Dana Arieli explores locations once affected by fascist rule. Their history is not always apparent, as former functions are often concealed by the mundane aspects of their current appearance and use. Sometimes they are building facades; sometimes, they are parking lots. 

In the Historic Cellar Gallery, Arieli presents an interim assessment: photographs from 15 years of work, that has not yet been completed. Additionally, visitors see a documentation of a tour she conducted through the urban space of Spandau. The visible and invisible elements that emerge when approaching these places allude to the expressible and inexpressible aspects of their contexts and collective memory.

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A place that has grown over the centuries.

The historic cellar belonged to a patrician house that can be traced back to 1464. It was home to a succession of particularly wealthy families from the town of Spandau, including several mayors. In the 18th century, it was converted into a palace for the royal regimental commanders and remained associated above all with Prince Henry of Prussia. The building then served as a guest house and court until it was destroyed by a bomb in 1944. In the 1950s, the remains were removed, and the cellar filled in. It was only when the new building, which housed a cinema and a food market, was demolished in 1987 that the cellar was rediscovered. It was archaeologically examined and was preserved when the new residential building was constructed, so that it can now be used as a very special art gallery.

Upcoming

07.10. – 01.12. Kartoffel-Projekt. Eva Pedrosa, Paul Wiersbinski. Drawing, Sculpture, Installation, Media Art, Digital Art.

The potato is a symbol of plant energy and is so historically significant in Germany that it has contributed to the formation of identity. However, it is also an important element of South American culture, where around 3,500 different varieties of potato have been cultivated for at least 4,500 years. The exhibition aims to use the nightshade crop to reflect on relationships between the global North and global South and to question historical concepts of identity.

Past

17.05. – 14.07. Made Of Innocent Crime. Dana Melaver, Branislav Jankic. Sculpture, Performance, Media Art, Fotografie. Repro Abb.: „Made of Innocent Crime“ © Dana Melaver, Branislav Jankic

Branislav Jankic and Dana Melaver have developed complex artistic approaches and forms of expression to explore different interpretations of the “self” and possibilities of its representation. The body plays a central role in this exploration. Questions about its essence and its physical as well as metaphysical boundaries are examined through video, photography, sculpture, and performance. Biographical and geopolitical contexts are equally important for understanding the context.

01.09.2023 – 05.11.2023 Hide and Seek. Isabella Chydenius. Textile art, Media Art. Repro Isabella Chydenius o.T. 2023, Photo: © Isabella Chydenius
 

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