Germany

Haleh Redjaian

Berlin

LAGE EGAL CURATORIAL PROJECTS

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Stuck on you

For the fifth and final part of the exhibition series SONDERLAGE, a selection of works by the artists SOPHIA POMPÉRY, HALEH REDJAIAN and MARIANNE THOERMER is presented. The independent publishing project THE GREEN BOX by Anja Lutz is invited to displays several of its artbooks and publications, with a special focus on the series "Unfold" made in collaboration with the artists JORN EBNER, RYAN GANDER and MAARTEN JANSSEN. 

The exhibition series SONDERLAGE wishes to reply to the changing conditions for art production and presentation, and the urgency to suggest other forms of mediation, distribution and exhibition making. Therefore and in addition to the physical exhibition space, a digital presentation with 3D viewing rooms and online exclusive shows are proposed. 

Special emphasis is given to the interaction with limited editions and artists' books in the form of a temporary store dedicated to one artist publishing house. Furthermore LAGE EGAL produced for each exhibition limited editions in close collaboration with the participating artists. 

SONDERLAGE are Pierre Granoux, artist—curator, founder and director LAGE EGAL, 
Wayra Schübel, cultural producer and moderator, Sarie Nijboer, curatorial assistance and Michelle Rojkov, project assistance

The exhibition series SONDERLAGE is supported by Stiftung Kunstfonds and NEUSTART KULTUR.
Also with the kind support of ARTBUTLER Art World Solutions and LE FLÂNEUR

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

The hand-woven spatial installation by HALEH REDJAIAN presented at LAGE EGAL consists of lines of threads that delicately occupy the space. The sculpture emerges from the wall, changing both the light conditions and the physical appearance of the space. The lines and shapes the artist plays with are visible in all her works, which consist not only of spatial installations but also of wall sculptures and drawings. In them, patterns, systemic structures and geometric forms are reflected that are in direct relation to the objects, architectural and natural elements of the immediate environment in which a work is placed. The artist takes these systems of order from the geometric tradition of Western Modernism and from the teachings of Sufi art and architecture, which have a centuries-old tradition of ornamentation in which great symbolic value is attached to geometry and mathematics. In her works, the artist responds to this order, which she disrupts by means of small irregularities and random interruptions in the grid. In doing so, chaos and order, two opposing values, are brought into confrontation with each other and at the same time reveal a new perspective on the surrounding space.

The artist MARIANNE THOERMER takes materials as a point of departure that both confront and activate each other. This is clearly visible in her hand-woven carpet presented at LAGE EGAL that consists of merino wool, virgin wool, spray paint and rug canvas, but also in other works where glass wax is a common material. She takes a curious and observant approach to the materials she works with, what qualities one material has and how it works in conjunction with another. The challenges that arise from this are invitations for the artists to ask questions and hence find new possibilities. The forms of the works are fluid and organic, and at the same time show a certain fragility and vulnerability - emotions that the artists echoes in many of her works. The carpets are created intuitively, the resulting texture refers not only to emotions but also to nature and landscapes, chaos and order, thereby becoming crafted memories that express our tactile nature. 

SOPHIA POMPÉRY is interested in physics and everyday phenomena. Her works consist of photographs, videos, objects and installations and show everyday objects in such a way that they don’t look commonplace. The process by which the works are created is documentary in nature, leaving out image editing programmes or other forms of digitally generated material. For LAGE EGAL, the artist presents a series of geographical reliefs, made of vacuum formed plastics, and then painted on them with blackboard paint and presented as tableaus used for educational material. The artist erased all scale indications, political borders, roadmaps and cities. By doing so, the works challenge the question of geographical borders, highlighting an interplay of natural laws, visual habits and expectations.

Like in Marcel Duchamp’s eponymous boîte verte, in which he reproduced his works for a wider audience as an edition, THE GREEN BOX strives to translate works of art into the medium of the book, so that the distinction between the works and their documentation becomes blurred. THE GREEN BOX is a specialized publishing house for contemporary art and artists’ books, that brings together quality of content, outstanding design and excellent craftsmanship. So far over 100 books and special editions have been conceived and published in close collaboration with the artists. One of a series of artist publications THE GREEN BOX has developed is called “Unfold”. It is based on a format that quite literally unfolds: from an 8 page-booklet into a poster. “Unfold” is a hybrid form between book and work of art, portable exhibition space and artistic intervention at the same time. While the format is given, the concept and design of each publication are completely in the hands of the invited artists. The artists invited to “Unfold” to date are: Ryan Gander, Maarten Janssen and Jorn Ebner.

SONDERLAGE 5/5 feat. THE GREEN BOX

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