Berlin has many project spaces. And the one run by Stephanie Kloss – Die Möglichkeit einer Insel (“The Possibility of an Island”) at the end of Inselstraße between the Märkisches Museum, the bridge and the historic harbor – is certainly one of the most beautiful. Everything looks fantastic in the washed concrete slab building, with floor-to-ceiling window panes that give the impression – especially on the opening evenings – that the art stretches right into the urban landscape. Tomorrow evening (09.06.2023) it will once again be time for an opening – this time of Hannah Hallermann’s new solo exhibition Change in Suspense, curated by Alexia Timmermans who is also responsible for this year’s Art Biesenthal (where Hallermann’s work can also be seen). The Berlin-based artist’s vacuumed carpet beater achieved almost iconic status during the pandemic as a strong, feminist work. She explores the relationships between resistance and tension and material and potential in her works – on material, theoretical and social levels. Sculptural, fictional tools enter into dialogue with wall works that expand the exhibition to include text. Material, form, medium. Hallermann’s works provoke several questions: how do we act in times of change? How does being static relate to being spontaneous? And when is the right time?
Text: Hilka Dirks / Credit: BG, Archiv Studio HAHA; Die Möglichkeit einer Insel
Die Möglichkeit einer Insel, Inselstr.7, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map
Until 09.07.2023 Fri–Sun 14–18h. Opening: Change in Suspense by Hannah Hallermann, Fri 09.06.2023 18–22h
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