Nina Hoffmann
dal 26/6/2014 al 27/9/2014
Segnalato da
26/6/2014
Nina Hoffmann
GAK Gesellschaft fur Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen
I rarely need reality. Approaching love as a defining element of everyday life, the exhibition explores the expectations and ideals with which we fetter love, the disappointments with which it presents us, and the cliches of advertising, film and the boulevard press which weigh so heavy upon it.
The artistic work of Nina Hoffmann revolves around human desire. What do we desire and why? Do the
objects of our desire exist in factual reality? Or do we tend to pursue mere ideas and projections?
Where do the borders between reality and projection/ideal lie? How are they defined? Is it possible to
render them visible? These are some of the questions investigated by Nina Hoffmann. Hoffmann is
interested in the narratives of everyday life which are common to us all: our daily routines, our
aspirations, the factors that shape our perceptions, the courses of action that we pursue to fulfill our
desires...
For her first institutional solo show Ich brauche wenig Wirklichkeit (I rarely need reality, sourced from
an interview with Heinrich Böll) Hoffmann stages different aspects of desire in the GAK Gesellschaft
für Aktuelle Kunst, and plays through various “narrations of love” (Nina Hoffmann). Approaching love
as a defining element of everyday life – indeed a Leitmotif of human existence – the exhibition
explores the expectations and ideals with which we fetter love, the disappointments with which it
presents us, and the clichés of advertising, film and the boulevard press which weigh so heavy upon
it. Working across the mediums of text and photography, film and installation, ready-made and slide
projection, the exhibition has been carefully adapted to the GAK's space.Nina Hoffmann's oeuvre oscillates between the twin poles of scenic composition and the incidental,
autobiography and universality. The works take their cue from the unfulfilled desires of the artists
herself, from friends and family members. But this private dimension is not deployed as a means to
represent her sensitivities; instead it is used to demonstrate our common practices, desires,
experiences and knowledge. Hoffmann offsets this intimate note with images that are rooted in our
collective consciousness – from Hollywood clichés to holiday landscapes and the departure for new
shores. Ich brauche wenig Wirklichkeit is defined ultimately by its atmosphere, which treats the
exhibition's architectural setting and lighting conditions as materials in their own right, and is
sustained by a singular blend of melancholy, ruthlessness, humor and tenderness.
An extensive program of events will accompany the exhibition.
Image: Nina Hoffmann, Ich brauche wenig Wirklichkeit (Detail), 2014. Courtesy die Künstlerin
For further information, please contact:
GAK Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Svea Kellner, +49-(0)421-500897, presse@gak-bremen.de
Press conference: Friday, 27 June, 11:00 a.m.
A joint opening will be held at the GAK Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Künstlerhaus Bremen,
Weserburg I Museum für Moderne Kunst and Zentrum für Künstlerpublikationen on Friday, 27 June
2014.
All institutions will be open from 6:00 p.m.
Opening addresses: 6:30 p.m. Künstlerhaus, 7:30 p.m. GAK, 8:30 p.m. Museum and Zentrum für
Künstlerpublikationen.
The opening will be complemented by a summer festival in penGwyn .
GAK Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst Bremen
Teerhof 21 - 28199 Bremen
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm, Thursday 11am–8pm