Group exhibition
Morten Bjerre & Andreas Lorck-Schierning, Max Brück, Christian Bär, Philip Farra, Evgenij Gottfried, Lara Hampe, Kaupo Holmberg, Rafael Jörger, Tobi Keck, Nora Jil Helga Langen, Olga Monina, Manuel Schneidewind, Lea Schürmann, Mathias Weinfurter
16/10/2021 – 24/20/2021
Meißnerstraße, 04315 Leipzig
Photography Anna Sophie Knobloch
carry me
2021
56cm x 44cm x 47cm
Plaster, wax
On the Emergence of New/Old Spaces and Their Processual Nature
Public art opens up new contexts, allowing us to perceive familiar or long-forgotten places in a different way and encounter them anew. It is not only the artistic works themselves, with their inherent negotiations and integrity, that inspire fresh perspectives. Rather, it is the experience of thematic engagement that, when placed in publicly accessible spaces, is inevitably read in a different light.
As part of the Skulpturenpark Neustadt, 15 artistic positions—brought together by four locally based project spaces—temporarily inhabit a site that, in many ways, serves as a testament to the social and economic development of Leipzig’s east. Much like the origins of many “off-spaces,” the history of this garden is shaped by local, geopolitical, and economic factors. The vacant lot emerged around 1990 following a demolition, leading to initial discussions with citizen initiatives in the 2000s. Ultimately, in 2005, a community garden was inaugurated.
Fifteen artists present works here, some specifically created for the exhibition, responding to the surroundings and unique character of the site. Objects are (re)contextualized within this publicly accessible park, shifting perspectives and directing attention in new ways. Observations and reflections on places in transition come together, not under a roof but beneath the open sky, in an exhibition that reclaims and redefines new and old spaces alike.
Excerpts from Julian Pristauz, Neustädter Marktblatt