FLUI FUTURES, Impressions of the exhibition opening – Photos: Dirk Eisermann
Poster design using a work by Masami Saito
FLUID FUTURES
Artists:
Víctor Artiga Rodríguez, Alex Besta, Dara Brexendorf, Sarah Ama Duah, Peter Gilbert, Julia Nordholz, Berfin Orman, Masami Saito, ANna Tautfest, Eveline Vervliet
3 March – 19 May 2024
Opening:
Sunday, 3 March 2024 – 3.00 pm
Welcoming Speech:
Ingrid Bussmann, 1. Chairwoman Künstlerhaus Lauenburg e.V.
Marita Landgraf, Artistic Director Künstlerhaus Lauenburg
Introduction:
Lena Fließbach, Curator of the exhibition
Admission for a donation.
The fellowships are financed by funds from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein.
Masami Saito, Candida Candy, 2022/2024, wallpaper, mirror foil – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Masami Saito, Petri dishes, mushroom, bacteria, chromagar, foil, wire, wood – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
FLUID FUTURES
Bodies are open, permeable systems that are in constant exchange with the matter and energy in their environment. We breathe in the air around us, absorb water, nutrients and pollutants and emit carbon dioxide. At the same time, we harbour entire ecosystems of microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. What happens when we think about the fact that we live in a world in which everything is connected and constantly transforming and in which the transitions between inorganic and organic are fluid?
The FLUID FUTURES exhibition looks at the close connection between human and more-than-human bodies and their environment, other living beings and technology in the context of ecological and social issues. In sculptures, installations, video works, text and sound, the artists examine the physical effects of climate and weather phenomena as well as air and water pollution and the disruption of traditional perceptions of the human body.
FLUID FUTURES explores the interconnectedness and interactions of all life forms and invites us to reflect on co-existence and collective diversity in an unpredictable, ever-changing future.
The exhibition, curated by Lena Fließbach, brings together 10 positions from the applications for this year’s scholarships in the fields of visual arts, literature and composition at Künstlerhaus Lauenburg.
Exhibition view Fluid Futures, 2024
Julia Nordholz, Shield, 2024 and Tree Chippings, 2024
Dara Brexendorf, excerpts from Paradise Beach, 2024 – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Alex Besta, sleeping trees, 2024, video projection, sound, sculpture, drawing – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Peter Gilbert, Voice of the River, 2024, audio/video composition, 30 min. – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Eveline Vervliet, Liminal – Instructions for listening for cross-species communities, 2024, composition, instructions for action – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Graphic Design for the exhibition FLUID FUTURE
Eveline Vervliet
Liminal
Listening Guides for Interspecies
Communities, 2024, 4:56 min.
Listen to the sound. It starts very quietly.
Go to the website to read the instructions.
ANna Tautfest, room installation
de-grid, 2017/2024, fabric exposure, silver gelatine, fabric, 250 x 100 cm each
de-grid, 2023, relief photography, baryta paper – Photos: Dirk Eisermann
Sarah Ama Duah, Untitled, 2019/2024, silicone, wind machine – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Berfin Orman, Hanans Geschichte (Hanan’s story), excerpts from manuscript, 2024 – Photo: Dirk Eisermann
Víctor Artiga Rodríguez, Thoughts on Fluid Assemblages, 2024, video, 11:25 min., objects, photographs – Photo: Dirk Eisermann