The view of the human body as something that we simply have and are is usually suppressed in favour of the idea of what bodies are capable of doing or what they can become. Once brought over from South America, potatoes found their way into our bodies and into our myths. They thus became a part of us and a central component of our culture. Because we follow our elementary need for food, but also social narratives. Because we are hungry, but also without any order or control - just pure devotion.

The potato, the tuberous vegetable of South American origin, was stored in (historical) cellars. It fed the population, but also triggered famines and is regarded as a symbol of vegetable energy. In our part of the world, it is so historically significant that it has contributed to the formation of identity. Numerous monuments have been erected to it.

In their exhibition ‘The Potato Project’, Eva Pedroza (*1982) and Paul Wiersbinski (*1983) want to use the nightshade plant mentioned in the title to reflect on models of origin, humanity, myth, machines and plant life in a site-specific multimedia installation. Categories that are themselves in a constant process of growth and transformation.

The exhibition is funded by the Decentralised Cultural Work Fund of the Spandau district authority.