NOWs: Quissac by Yalda Afsah

07 - 24 July 2019 / Nows

Quissac

solo exhibition by Yalda Afsah

Still from Yaldah Afsah, Vidourle, 2019

Opening

6 JULY 2019, 5 – 9 pm

FRAGILE
Leipzigerstraße 63
10117 Berlin

FRAGILE is pleased to announce the solo exhibition Quissac by Yalda Afsah.

The exhibition brings together two films that were developed in relation to each other, their location both being a small town in the south of France where the narrative follows a bizarre sequence of bullfights.

The films “Vidourle” and “Tourneur” both portray and fictionalize the setting for expressions of supposed dominance between human and animal, gestures of provoked violence and performed masculinity. Between strategies of construction and reality scenes unfold in which man and animal, rage and performance collapse into one another.

Vidourle, 2019, 10 min
Tourneur, 2018, 14 min

About FRAGILE

FRAGILE fosters a program of conversation, antagonism, renegotiation, and celebration.
FRAGILE is a non-profit project for contemporary artistic practices located in Berlin. It encompasses an exhibition and a residency space.
FRAGILE is guided by curations etymology, the practice of caring and was founded on the warmest summerday of 2018 by Maurin Dietrich and Jonas Wendelin.

NOWs: UNnatural

12 July - 09 August 2019 / Nows ⟶

graphic design © Charlotte Hansel: & color design © Susi Hinz unnatural unnaturalgroup show with Mark Dion, Duy Hoàng, Saskia Krafft, Silvia Noronha, Nina Schuiki, Markus Wirthmann; curated by Julia Modes Kleine Humboldt Galerie Lichthof Ost Unter den Linden 6 10117 Berlin Opening 12 July, 6.30 to 9 pm Programme keynote lecture: July 12, 5.15 to 6.30 pm Prof. Dr. Philipp Sarasin: Darwins natural selection Lecture: August 7, 6.15 to 8 pm Prof. Dr. Anke te Heesen: Kastenräume. Zur Geschichte eingefriedeter Pflanzen unnatural is dedicated to the dichotomy of humans and nature, by exploring the human fascination with, as well as our influence on natural cycles and the consequences of this activity in the age of the Anthropocene. The biologist Charles Darwin defined natural selection as the principle of survival and reproduction of any variation that provided advantageous, no matter how small. His evolutionary theory plainly explained the mechanisms of species’ variation in the plant and animal kingdoms. Humans were no longer the pride of creation but rather part of a protracted process in which they prevailed over other species. However, within their culturally created social structures, humans are subjected to very different, everyday mechanisms of selection – and further, they themselves do the selecting. When humans attempt to comprehend the forces of nature, acquire them, and utilize them for their own needs, they make decisions based on their own value systems, which affect nature in turn. In this manner, human activity has become a crucial factor within the evolutionary process. Can the conscious selection by humans still be regarded as natural or does it have to be understood as unnatural? The exhibition unnatural is dedicated to this dichotomy of humans and nature. Six contemporary artists will explore the human fascination with, as well as our influence on, natural cycles and the consequences of this activity in the age of the Anthropocene. Their works will discuss natural catastrophes caused by human action, attempts to imitate natural processes, and the practice of collecting organic materials in order to instigate a discourse on natural and unnatural selection mechanisms. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Kleine Humboldt Galerie’s curatorial practice at Lichthof Ost, the show will be on view until August 9! Künstler*innen/ artists Duy Hoàng (New York) Saskia Krafft (New York) Nina Schuiki (Berlin) Silvia Noronha (Berlin) Markus Wirthmann (Berlin) Mark Dion (New York) Kuratorin/ curator: Julia Modes Kuratorische Assistenz / assistant: Lotte Wilhelm graphic design © Charlotte Hansel: & color design © Susi Hinz unnatural unnaturalGruppenausstellung mit Mark Dion, Duy Hoàng, Saskia Krafft, Silvia Noronha, Nina Schuiki, Markus Wirthmann; kuratiert von Julia Modes Kleine Humboldt Galerie Lichthof Ost Unter den Linden 6 10117 Berlin Eröffnung 12 July, 6.30 to 9 pm Programm Keynote Lecture: 12. Juli, 17:15 to 18.30 h Prof. Dr. Philipp Sarasin: Darwins natural selection Lecture: 7. August , 18.15 bis 20:00 h Prof. Dr. Anke te Heesen: Kastenräume. Zur Geschichte eingefriedeter Pflanzen unnatural widmet sich der Dichotomie von Mensch und Natur, indem die Ausstellung die menschliche Faszination für, wie auch seinen Einfluss auf natürliche Kreisläufe und deren Folgen im Zeitalter des Anthroprozäns thematisiert. Der Naturforscher Charles Darwin definierte die natürliche Selektionals Prinzip der Erhaltung jeder kleinsten, sofern nützlichen Variation. Seine Evolutionstheorie erklärt auf einfache Weise den Mechanismus der Artenvariation im Pflanzen- und Tierreich, der den Menschen nicht als “Krone der Schöpfung”, sondern als Teil eines natürlichen Ausleseverfahrens beschreibt. Doch der Mensch unterliegt in dem von ihm eigens hervorgebrachten sozialen Gefüge heute ganz anderen, alltäglichen Selektionsmechanismen – und mehr noch: er selbst selektiert. Während der Mensch zwar die Gesetze der Natur seit jeher zu durchdringen versucht, sie sich aneignet und für seine eigenen Zwecke nutzt, trifft er Entscheidungen auf der Grundlage eines eigens erfundenen Wertesystems, denen sich seine Umwelt beugen muss. So wurde er zu einem entscheidenden Selektionsfaktor der natürlichen Auslese. Kann jedoch das bewusste Selektieren des Menschen noch als ein natürliches oder muss es als ein unnatürliches verstanden werden? Im Rahmen des Festivals unselect greifen in der Ausstellung unnatural Sechs Künstler*innen durch ihre Arbeiten die vom Menschen verursachten Naturkatastrophen, den Versuch, Prozesse der Natur nachzuahmen und das Prinzip des Sammelns organischer Materialien auf, um zum Nachdenken und Diskutieren über natürliche, wie unnatürliche Selektionsmechanismen anzuregen. Die Ausstellung wird anlässlich der zehnjährigen Ausstellungspraxis der Kleinen Humboldt Galerie im Lichthof Ost bis zum 09. August zu sehen sein! Künstler*innen/ artists Duy Hoàng (New York) Saskia Krafft (New York) Nina Schuiki (Berlin) Silvia Noronha (Berlin) Markus Wirthmann (Berlin) Mark Dion (New York) Kuratorin/ curator: Julia Modes Kuratorische Assistenz / assistant: Lotte Wilhelm

NOWs: Ziggy & The Starfish at Roskilde Festival

06 July 2019 / Nows ⟶

Ziggy & The Starfish at Roskilde FestivalSolo exhibition by Anne Duk Hee Jordan See the world from a fish perspective in Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s Ziggy & The Starfish Make yourself comfortable in the enormous bed covered by a blue fishnet curtain, which makes up Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s installation Ziggy & The Starfish. Here, you will see a vibrant and seductive performative mating dance taking place among sea slugs, octopuses and star fish, which are affected by climate change. By zooming in on a microcosm that many people have forgotten, Ziggy & The Starfish examines how humans use and treat the environment and the ocean in particular, but also how sea animals have a fluid and diverse sexuality. Through a playful and humorous approach, Anne Duk Hee Jordan illustrates new perspectives on climate change and their tangible effects on the hormones of living organisms by allowing us to experience the world through the eyes of the sealife. The title also refers to the late David Bowie’s androgynous glam alter ego Ziggy Stardust in the early 70s. The accessory large board ‘Changing Sex in Ecology’ next to the bed installation gives an overview of how animals and humans are adapting to climate change today. The work and research are created in collaboration with curator and writer Pauline Doutreluingne. Ziggy & The Starfish and Changing Sex in Ecology are part of the exhibition Sensorium: A Laboratory for the Deceleration of the Body and for a New Politics of the Senses, curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen and co-produced by the Riga International Biennale of Contemporary Art, 2018. Ziggy & the Starfish is created by Anne Hee Duk, and the bed is designed by her and Tilman Wendland. Ziggy & The Starfish at Roskilde FestivalSolo exhibition by Anne Duk Hee Jordan See the world from a fish perspective in Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s Ziggy & The Starfish Make yourself comfortable in the enormous bed covered by a blue fishnet curtain, which makes up Anne Duk Hee Jordan’s installation Ziggy & The Starfish. Here, you will see a vibrant and seductive performative mating dance taking place among sea slugs, octopuses and star fish, which are affected by climate change. By zooming in on a microcosm that many people have forgotten, Ziggy & The Starfish examines how humans use and treat the environment and the ocean in particular, but also how sea animals have a fluid and diverse sexuality. Through a playful and humorous approach, Anne Duk Hee Jordan illustrates new perspectives on climate change and their tangible effects on the hormones of living organisms by allowing us to experience the world through the eyes of the sealife. The title also refers to the late David Bowie’s androgynous glam alter ego Ziggy Stardust in the early 70s. The accessory large board ‘Changing Sex in Ecology’ next to the bed installation gives an overview of how animals and humans are adapting to climate change today. The work and research are created in collaboration with curator and writer Pauline Doutreluingne. Ziggy & The Starfish and Changing Sex in Ecology are part of the exhibition Sensorium: A Laboratory for the Deceleration of the Body and for a New Politics of the Senses, curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen and co-produced by the Riga International Biennale of Contemporary Art, 2018. Ziggy & the Starfish is created by Anne Hee Duk, and the bed is designed by her and Tilman Wendland.

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