Opening Friday, February 26, 2021 – 4.30 till 8.00 pm
Exhibition from 26.02 till 12.03.2021
in the outdoor area of the Museum Lichtenberg im Stadthaus Türrschmidtstr. 24 – 10317 Berlin
ARTISTS: Rula Ali, Shirin Ashkari, Christa Fülbier, Ziyad Hawwas, Halim Karabibene, Zoltan Kunckel, Irina Novarese, Ramin Parvin, Dachil Sado, Yaser Safi, Ruba Salameh, Özlem Sarıyıldız, Uli Westphal, Bora Yediel, Sarah Zeryab, DIE KOMPANIE.
Curated by Kristen Cooper
The insight to the city lies in its narrators. Those who carry with them memories and mementos of times passed; a physical or emblematic luggage carried intently to the present. The stories that live here have traveled a distance; through recent times, generations, and geographies. Our neighbors house these compilations of keepsakes.
The artists collective Hier & Jetzt: Connections assembles a community archive on the facade of Museum Lichtenberg; preserving the cultural heritage of people, places and things far and near. The series of interventions uses word and symbol as a vehicle that stimulates a kinship among unique experiences, interests, and positions. Whether denoting the history of the immediate location and its predecessors, generating sensory memory, or creating a work about now that can be added to the archives for later, -these artist’s memoirs offer familiarity. It is homage to the histories that collide and adapt here.
Kristen Cooper