Kommt Zeit, ...behaupten wir uns im öffentlichen Raum?

In the organizer's words:

People with different attitudes meet in public spaces. In everyday life, you can only partially see the inner compass of your counterpart on the subway, in front of you at the supermarket checkout or in the park at a picnic. The attitude becomes visible in small things or quite obviously at demonstrations.

Artists: Jasmin Gritzka, Irena Paskali, Johannes Groht and Lars Unger

Images of demonstrations are immediately recognizable as such. LARS UNGER takes up postures, gestures and attributes. The group of works "Formt und färbt Euch!" from 2019 shows posters, banners and flags that he
banners and flags that he designed using colored papers and fabrics. Unger staged these works photographically in 2021 with the help of extras. Instead of in public squares and streets, however, the demonstration of colorful diversity takes place with performers in the gallery space. On the occasion of the exhibition at
nachtspeicher23, new collages and material images will be created on the basis of these photographs, revisiting the forms and working methods of the original group of works.

In her series "This is already another country", JASMIN GRITZKA combines photographs of demonstrations with cityscapes. In the black-and-white photographs, the changes to the urban space range from spray-painted slogans to construction fences. Demolition, new construction and conversion mean massive interventions in public space and its possible uses in the future.

IRENA PASKALI, on the other hand, deliberately seeks out public spaces in front of buildings where political, religious or economic power is exercised in her video performance "Hope". The White House in Washington, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the historic Imperial Palace in Tokyo. There it runs around an imaginary center. This magical circle is supposed to protect all beings. She documents the performances on video to bring them into the exhibition space.

JOHANNES GROHT's black and white photographs are dedicated to the ways in which people can influence the world. In his series "on Control", he deals with the loss of orientation, as can be seen in a decaying church tower with a clock without a dial or hands. The presentation of the photographs also includes a compass that makes helplessness tangible.