collective memory. awareness over generations.

About

The exhibition aims to open a timeless discourse with the language of art. Contemporary artworks interact with works of the already deceased artist Soshana, as certain contents remain and do not seem to change over decades. It is often art that takes up cross-generational themes and puts them up for discussion. As emotions are attached to memories and can be expressed through artworks with the use of internal and external elements.

What do you feel, when you observe your surroundings? In close dialogue with the visitors, the question of transference and countertransference to individual works is dealt with. The approach refers to a quote by Wassily Kandinsky.

“A work of art consists of two elements, the inner, and the outer. The inner is the emotion in the soul of the artist; this emotion has the capacity to evoke a similar emotion in the observer.” Wassily Kandinsky

“collective memory. awareness over generations” refers to the intergenerational awareness of memory, emotion and perception and focuses on the mutual impact between the artist, viewer and artwork in the here and now.

Artists: Amiko Kamikaze, Begi Guggenheim, Billi Thanner & Resa Lut, Christian Eisenberger, George Kubla, Mariya Vasilyeva, Martin Grandits, Mathias Hanin, Sophie-Luise Passow, Soshana.

Initiated and realized by: Erekle Tsintsadze, Roberta Manganelli
Curated by: Daniel Lichterwaldt
Organization und communication: Sarah Theuer