NOWs: In the Studio with Sophia Pompéry

06 April 2017 / Nows

Foto: Florian Langhammer

Interview with Sophia Pompéry

»To Play a Trick on the Everyday«

Sophia Pompéry is an observer. In quiet concentration she draws poetic truths from the seemingly mundane. Her conceptual art works utilize everyday things and their underlying physics, inviting us to examine and get to know these presumed already known articles anew. In greeting us at her Berlin studio Sophia ignited a candle, suspended from the ceiling, with a wick at each end, which is known from her video Lighting Up, Burning Down. Burning from each end towards the center, the double-candle sets the duration of our conversation, similarly to an hourglass. Read MORE

NOWs: Evolutionary Urge by Andreas Greiner & Ursula Ströbele

07 April 2017 / Nows ⟶

NOWs: 24 h exhibition at NAVEL, hosted by Jonas Wendelin Evolutionary Urge. 24h Sculpture (Digital / Virtual). brings together artists that work in the field of digital, virtual and immaterial phenomena of sculpture. These sculptural boundaries question the traditional qualities of statue-like properties, its durability, haptique and its anthropomorphic ambitions, which are being scrutinized in favor of temporal, performative and interactive concepts. Alreaday in the 1960s, Herbert W. Franke, one of the most influential pioneers of computer graphics and digital art, sought to expand the boundaries of sculpture towards the virtual space: “Could the computer lead us also in new areas of sculptures? A way to find an answer is to ignore the mentioned conditions for physical realization and try to design not realizable 3D- forms.” The exhibition focuses on works, that align themselves less with tradition but rather with new scientific findings and digital technology, e.g. virtual reality, artificial intelligence, digital image processes, and 3D printing. Evolutionary Urge. 24h Sculpture (Digital / Virtual). shows, how young artists today have further developed the idea of sculpture with these new sculptural tools and how they address contemporary phenomena, such as limited natural resources, the exponential growth of data traffic, which becomes currency itself, and the digitalization of human communication. This also changes the relevant discourse of sculpture. NOWs: 24 h exhibition at NAVEL, hosted by Jonas Wendelin Evolutionary Urge. 24h Sculpture (Digital / Virtual). brings together artists that work in the field of digital, virtual and immaterial phenomena of sculpture. These sculptural boundaries question the traditional qualities of statue-like properties, its durability, haptique and its anthropomorphic ambitions, which are being scrutinized in favor of temporal, performative and interactive concepts. Alreaday in the 1960s, Herbert W. Franke, one of the most influential pioneers of computer graphics and digital art, sought to expand the boundaries of sculpture towards the virtual space: “Could the computer lead us also in new areas of sculptures? A way to find an answer is to ignore the mentioned conditions for physical realization and try to design not realizable 3D- forms.” The exhibition focuses on works, that align themselves less with tradition but rather with new scientific findings and digital technology, e.g. virtual reality, artificial intelligence, digital image processes, and 3D printing. Evolutionary Urge. 24h Sculpture (Digital / Virtual). shows, how young artists today have further developed the idea of sculpture with these new sculptural tools and how they address contemporary phenomena, such as limited natural resources, the exponential growth of data traffic, which becomes currency itself, and the digitalization of human communication. This also changes the relevant discourse of sculpture.

NOWs: Muscle Memory curated by Ece Pazarbaşı

01 April - 11 June 2017 / Nows ⟶

NOWs: MUSCLE MEMORY Opening Fri 31 March at 7 pm at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Artists: Adel Abidin, Jenny Baines, Maja Bajevic, Marcio Carvalho, Cevdet Erek, Ingo Gerken, Gözde İlkin, Marisa Maza, Ahmet Öğüt, Sophia Pompery, Svenja Schüffler and Vahit Tuna. Curator: Ece Pazarbaşı For public programme, see: www.fieldkitchen-academy.org The exhibition “Muscle Memory” is a multi-layered investigation into the notion of muscle memory, which is defined in neuroscience as a type of movement that becomes familiar to the muscles through repetition over time. It gives a metaphorical approach to how structures of power create and manipulate the memories of individuals through the biological mechanisms of their very own bodies. In doing so, the exhibition revisits the historical background of the Bethanien Hospital building as the ‘body’ of the project, incorporating the building and its vicinity into the exhibition as an embodiment of the muscle memory. FIELD KITCHEN ACADEMY PROGRAMME Doctors, Nurses and Artists – Artists talk with the participation of Adel Abidin, Jenny Baines, Marcio Carvalho, Ingo Gerken, Göde İlkin, Marisa Maza, Ahmet Öğüt, Sophia Pompery, Svenja Schüffler and Vahit Tuna. Moderation: Ece Pazarbaşı Sat 1 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Muscle Testing Workshop — an Introduction to Kinesiology by Heike Brunner, Alternative Medicine Practitioner Wed 5 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER WASHHOUSE — Talk: Medical Neighborhoods — Healing Architecture by Álvaro Valera Sosa, Architect Tue 18 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Talk: Fractals in Action: From procedural memory to motor hierarchies by Mauricio Dias Martins, MD PhD, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt University zu Berlin/ Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Thu 20 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Bethanien Parkour Workshop by Franz Schönberger, Headcoach at ParkourONE Berlin Sun 7 May at 11.30 am LOCATION: FORMER THE VICINITY OF THE BETHANIEN BUILDING — Symbol Body Workshop by Tugce Tuna, mover, body reader, choreographer, interdisciplinary performance and contemporary dance artist and academician. Sun 21 May at 11:30 am LOCATION: FORMER MORGUE — Releasing Repetition in Mind, Body and Soul Workshop by Sun Woo + Ji Woo, Zen Masters Sun 4 June at 11:30 am LOCATION: FORMER INFECTION UNIT — Guided Exhibition Tours with the Curator Ece Pazarbaşı Sat 8 April at 12 pm; Sat 20 May at 12 pm; Sat 10 June at 12 pm LOCATION: OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Klein Technique™ Workshops by Hanna Hegenscheidt Every week from Monday to Friday, 9.30–11.15 AM Studio 142, 1st Floor, Kunstquartier Bethanien — Movement Training for Performers by Mime Centrum Every week from Monday to Friday, 10–11.30 AM Studio 2, Mime centrum, Kunstquartier Bethanien * Meeting Point for all events: Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien. All events will be in English. Der Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien ist eine Einrichtung des Stipendium. Unterstützt wird das Projekt durch das Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen IFA und dem Kulturinstitut Finnlands. NOWs: MUSCLE MEMORY Opening Fri 31 March at 7 pm at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Artists: Adel Abidin, Jenny Baines, Maja Bajevic, Marcio Carvalho, Cevdet Erek, Ingo Gerken, Gözde İlkin, Marisa Maza, Ahmet Öğüt, Sophia Pompery, Svenja Schüffler and Vahit Tuna. Curator: Ece Pazarbaşı For public programme, see: www.fieldkitchen-academy.org The exhibition “Muscle Memory” is a multi-layered investigation into the notion of muscle memory, which is defined in neuroscience as a type of movement that becomes familiar to the muscles through repetition over time. It gives a metaphorical approach to how structures of power create and manipulate the memories of individuals through the biological mechanisms of their very own bodies. In doing so, the exhibition revisits the historical background of the Bethanien Hospital building as the ‘body’ of the project, incorporating the building and its vicinity into the exhibition as an embodiment of the muscle memory. FIELD KITCHEN ACADEMY PROGRAMME Doctors, Nurses and Artists – Artists talk with the participation of Adel Abidin, Jenny Baines, Marcio Carvalho, Ingo Gerken, Göde İlkin, Marisa Maza, Ahmet Öğüt, Sophia Pompery, Svenja Schüffler and Vahit Tuna. Moderation: Ece Pazarbaşı Sat 1 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Muscle Testing Workshop — an Introduction to Kinesiology by Heike Brunner, Alternative Medicine Practitioner Wed 5 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER WASHHOUSE — Talk: Medical Neighborhoods — Healing Architecture by Álvaro Valera Sosa, Architect Tue 18 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Talk: Fractals in Action: From procedural memory to motor hierarchies by Mauricio Dias Martins, MD PhD, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt University zu Berlin/ Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Thu 20 April at 7 pm LOCATION: FORMER OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Bethanien Parkour Workshop by Franz Schönberger, Headcoach at ParkourONE Berlin Sun 7 May at 11.30 am LOCATION: FORMER THE VICINITY OF THE BETHANIEN BUILDING — Symbol Body Workshop by Tugce Tuna, mover, body reader, choreographer, interdisciplinary performance and contemporary dance artist and academician. Sun 21 May at 11:30 am LOCATION: FORMER MORGUE — Releasing Repetition in Mind, Body and Soul Workshop by Sun Woo + Ji Woo, Zen Masters Sun 4 June at 11:30 am LOCATION: FORMER INFECTION UNIT — Guided Exhibition Tours with the Curator Ece Pazarbaşı Sat 8 April at 12 pm; Sat 20 May at 12 pm; Sat 10 June at 12 pm LOCATION: OPERATION WING (KUNSTRAUM KREUZBERG/ BETHANIEN) — Klein Technique™ Workshops by Hanna Hegenscheidt Every week from Monday to Friday, 9.30–11.15 AM Studio 142, 1st Floor, Kunstquartier Bethanien — Movement Training for Performers by Mime Centrum Every week from Monday to Friday, 10–11.30 AM Studio 2, Mime centrum, Kunstquartier Bethanien * Meeting Point for all events: Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien. All events will be in English. Der Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien ist eine Einrichtung des Stipendium. Unterstützt wird das Projekt durch das Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen IFA und dem Kulturinstitut Finnlands.

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