Exhibition

Make Me A Weapon

1 Apr 2021 – 14 Apr 2021

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10:00 – 18:00
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Diskurs Berlin

Berlin
Berlin, Germany

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IT MAY SOUND UTOPIAN, Nr.5
This project is specifically designed to be viewed through the windows of DISKURS Berlin as our doors remain closed. With the exhibitions changing every two weeks, this fast-paced exhibition program aims to support the
art scene to fight back against the COVID-19 crisis.

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MAKE ME A WEAPON - Merani Schilcher
01.04.-14.04.21

Many pacifistically inclined people would agree that in their own private utopias, weapons would not have any right to exist... and one of countless utopian ideas circling within the heads of dreamers is that art would be made for art's sake and not as a tool to financially enrich people. But when is violence or the threat of a weapon a useful means for protest and change?

This installation is an attack on art dealers and collectors who manipulate modern art for profit, an attack on the commodification of art – tracking a loss of faith in existing structures.

Make Me A Weapon consist of an object of destruction, erected as an extension of this project space, knocking on the door of the inequitable capitalist art market that is speeding towards annihilation, turning the space itself into a quiet aggressor. It is not yet a weapon, instead it swings back and forth peacefully, lying in wait.

What sets a real weapon apart from an artefact is whoever controls it. This weapon-to-be is not captive to its environment. Instead, it allows anyone passing by to control it, choosing the force and effort put into the interaction by using the controller (found on the website) – the future of this space is in the viewers’ hands. This opens the question as to why humans have a tendency to want to amplify certain actions and to harness destructive potential even though it could mean they themselves are the ones getting hurt.

Merani Schilcher is a media artist and designer from Berlin with a passion for the internet, machines and experiments. Her interests range from the big questions of the universe all the way to more light-hearted ones like “should I make yet another red project?”. Her focus is always somehow related to human characteristics in technology and how we as humans are currently using and connecting with it. She has previously studied in Berlin, Stuttgart, Aberdeen and Taipei.

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IT MAY SOUND UTOPIAN
Exhibition-Relay 2021
10 Shows, 10 Artists, 4 Guest Curators
Curated by Jung Me Chai & Anna Ratcliffe

Think about the alarming crises in the world. The spreading pandemic, racism and discrimination, growing far-right propaganda, international terrorism, and climate change are to name a few of the perceived threats to our existence. Some people are paralyzed by uncertainty in this unpredictable time, and yes, we are also confronted with severe socio-economic problems. In addition, this unexpected crisis has, unfortunately, accelerated the rate of restrictions on civil liberties, and mass surveillance methods have uninterruptedly risen.

Even if it may sound utopian, we are forced to think about new models of “how we live” in these perilous times. The image of “Utopia” maybe a romantic and unrealistic concept, but it is an urgent one as we try to revise our current problems.

Under the title ‘IT MAY SOUND UTOPIAN’, DISKURS Berlin launches the second round of Exhibition-Relay, encouraging creative thinkers to create personal utopias in this unpredictable and vulnerable world.

What to expect? Toggle

CuratorsToggle

Anna Ratcliffe

Jung Me Chai

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Merani Schilcher

Merani Schilcher

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