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8/9/2006

Revisiting Home

NGBK, Berlin

"There is no such thing as private space
there are only different grades of public space."
Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Architect

The exhibition investigates the notion of 'dwelling' as the interface between the individual and society. The works of artists, theoreticians, and film makers are presented to reflect overt and more concealed aspects of “dwelling“.

Artists:
Richard Blass, Ania Corcilius, Olafur Gislason, Geka Heinke, Sofia Hulte'n, Nana Petzet, Marjetica Potrc, Michael Rakowitz, Inken Reinert, Janine Sack, Cornelia Schleime, Corinna Schnitt, Andrijana Stojkovic

The home is commonly perceived as a private space, as opposed to a public space. However, being a product of social negotiation, the borders between the inside and the outside are permanently being contested. In this perspective the home is not the safe haven it is commonly understood to be, but an area in which various forces interfere. As much as an individual withdraws into their privacy, their dwelling projects not only the inhabitants' personal taste, but also the social, cultural, ideological, economic, and political parameters of their existence. The home is not a private issue.

Whether living nomadically or deeply rooted in a certain environment, living deliberately or forcefully with others or alone, in a luxury apartment, a suburban family home, a tent, or a gated community, the act of dwelling inscribes the individual with social codes that become second nature to them. Revisiting Home investigates the notion of 'dwelling' as the intersection between the individual and society. The exhibition, and accompanying publication and events programme, combine to present the works of artists, theoreticians, and film makers, to explore many aspects of the home: architecture, psychology, politics, sociology and the media.

http://www.revisitinghome.de

Curated and organised by Ania Corcilius, Birgit Kammerlohr, Iain Pate, Inken Reinert, Janine Sack
Kontakt: info@revisitinghome.de

Saturday, 14th October, 11am to ca. 5.30pm
The Everyday Bus tour to Eisenhuttenstadt with a presentation by Hildtrud Ebert, Visit of the "Documentation centre for everyday culture of the GDR" with a brief introduction by Andreas Ludwig (Director).
For further information and registration please contact 0049-30-61 65 13-0.

Opening September 8, 19 Uhr

NGBK Neue Gesellschaft fur Bildende Kunst
Oranienstrasse 25, 10999 Berlin
Daily 12 am - 6.30 pm

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