Helen Mirra
dal 25/11/2011 al 28/1/2012
Segnalato da
25/11/2011
Helen Mirra
KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Gehend (Field Recordings 1-3). Her works hover between processes of scientific experimentation on the one hand and calligraphic meditation on the other-a combination that produces a great sense of both melancholy and measure.
curated by Gabriele Horn
In the realm of artistic positions that deal with principles of nature and classification, Helen Mirra’s works hold a particular position. Rather than idealizing nature, they hover between processes of scientific experimentation on the one hand and calligraphic meditation on the other—a combination that produces a great sense of both melancholy and measure. Helen Mirra made her new groups of work—prints and rubbings—during hikes in and around Bonn, Berlin and Zurich. Due to their poetic minimalism these works open up a range of associations that animate the “small things” in nature and mobilize our ethical conscience towards the environment and its diversity.
The 4-channel sound installation Swiss Mountain Transport Systems: multi-channel version in the upper floor, made in collaboration with Ernst Karel, ends the tour through the exhibition transforming the visitor from the vagrant movement through the lower floors to lingering listening.
Catalogue texts
Christina Végh: Walking and Bending
Dialogue between Peter Eleey and Helen Mirra
Yukio Lippit: Ambulations
The exhibition project Helen Mirra: gehend (Field Recordings 1–3) is a cooperation between three exhibition institutions: the Bonner Kunstverein, the Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich and KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin.
Opening: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 5 – 10 pm
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Auguststr. 69 - D-10117 Berlin
Opening hours:
Tue - Sun noon - 7 pm
Thur noon - 9 pm
Admission:
6 Euro, 4 Euro concessions
Groups of 10 or more:
per person 5 Euro, 3 Euro concessions
Thursday Evening Ticket (Thur 7 – 9 pm):
4 Euro (guided tour in German included)