TBH
With: Charlotte Berg, Linus Berg, Elisa Diaferia & Juri Simoncini, Simon Gilmer, Rosie McGinn, Stephan Idé, Tobias Krämer, Xenia Lesniewski, Jonathan Mink, Marco-Robin Okamoto-Hopf, Alice Peach, Paola Siri Renard, Priscille Rochefeuille, Shift entity, Robin Stretz, Leonard Stephan, Reinier Vrancken, Mara Wohnhaas & Sam Holzberg Curated by: Jakob Francisco, Malte Möller, Johannes Schwalm, Lena Stewens “Then came the problem, assuming I explain to someone that this is a model of an exhibition, and they say, but why, there‘s something hanging on the wall, a picture, that‘s something.”¹ – Michael Krebber How do you issue an invitation? Perhaps the best way is to be direct. For four years we have been organizing this exhibition space, the great void, which always presents itself to the public like a doll‘s house and is constantly being refilled with new content. In our history, the TBH exhibition can be read as an open question that approaches staking out processes: What does it mean to fill a space? From the artists‘ point of view, one could ask what it means to engage in an exhibition. Along the walls of this exhibition you will find the artists‘ answers to the invitation we sent out to exhibit in our space. We have divided the space into smaller units, scaled them down and multiplied them. The result is a show of dioramas whose aspect ratios quote our space and which can be found along the walls. Not quite solo exhibitions, not quite miniatures, these new productions negotiate frameworks that are familiar to the artists within the exhibition parameters, namely having to position and contextualize their works within architectural conditions. On the other hand, these dimensions entail completely new shifts for all those involved when talking about the relationship between art and framing. As you move through the room, past the rooms so to speak, you are drawn into new worlds from work to work. These are mental journeys through continuums, some of which are positioned like self-contained units and some of which open up in such a way that they suggest endless extensions. These variations mediate content, maintain it or produce it anew. They tell of impossibilities and possibilities that could be realized in a 1:1 conversion if resources were not a factor, but also do not necessarily need to exist in this dimension as to be considered a finished concept. Above all, and this is what unites the works beyond the framework of the model, they tell their own story when you gaze into these display showcases. To be honest, it is a group exhibition that plays with grandeur and yet very directly refers to the love of detail. ¹ Diedrich Diederichsen, „Mein Material ist der Papagei. Ein Gespräch mit Michael Krebber“, in: Werner Lippert et al. (Hg.), Präsentation und Re-Präsentation. Über das Ausstellbare und die Ausstellbarkeit, Jahresring, Nr. 37, München 1990, P. 134-169.
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Marco-Robin Okamoto-Hopf X.L.E.P (Extremly Limited Exposure Piece), Acryl on paper & carton
Rosie McGinn, Where the earth meets the sky, Soft sculpture and model car (lycra, thread, stuffing, invisible wire)
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Simon Gilmer, TBH SSV, T-Shirts
Priscille Rochefeuille, Oral agreement, Engraved mirror polished stainless steel, plexiglass, dibond, LED, chewing gum pack
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Linus Berg, Prelude to a Set of Piano Teeth, Milled plywood, modified ready made miniature piano and stool
Linus Berg, Prelude to a Set of Piano Teeth (Detail), Milled plywood, modified ready made miniature piano and stool
Linus Berg, Prelude to a Set of Piano Teeth (Detail), Milled plywood, modified ready made miniature piano and stool
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Elisa Diaferia & Juri Simoncini, Flirt, MDF, juicers, glass, Drinking Bird toy, stamps, mouthwash, water, uv prints on pvc
Elisa Diaferia & Juri Simoncini, Flirt (Detail), MDF, juicers, glass, Drinking Bird toy, stamps, mouthwash, water, uv prints on pvc
Charlotte Berg, imitation / on stage, Oil on paper, Oil on wooden pane
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Priscille Rochefeuille, Oral agreement (Detail), Engraved mirror polished stainless steel, plexiglass, dibond, LED, chewing gum pack
Leonard Stephan, Emma Roberts, Wind chimes, knitted cover, basement, legs (unglazed porcelain, thread, glazed porcelain pearl, found plastic drops, cotton yarn, cardboard, wallpaper, fake fur, grey textile, stuffing)
Robin Stretz, Mephisto and Faust Discussing Work-Life-Balance, styrene, tinfoil, paint, masking tape, action figures, laminated paper, dibond, photograph, work lamp
Robin Stretz, Mephisto and Faust Discussing Work-Life-Balance (Detail), Styrene, tinfoil, paint, masking tape, action figures, laminated paper, dibond, photograph, work lamp
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Reinier Vrancken, isn‘t here is here, Wood, plexiglass, paint, glue
Stephan Idé, Keine B-Ware erzeugen, Patchwork of textiles, dye, wax
Stephan Idé, Keine B-Ware erzeugen (Detail), Patchwork of textiles, dye, wax
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Alice Peach, Shopping Tango!, Wood, paper, paint
Shift entity, About Lava-Fuelded Consciousness, Krafft‘s desktop, 80‘s, Varnished woods, steel, engraved plexiglass, 3d prints, pyrophytic plant specimen and volcanic stone from Reunion island, human hair, lights, sound system
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Shift entity, About Lava-Fuelded Consciousness, Krafft‘s desktop, 80‘s, Varnished woods, steel, engraved plexiglass, 3d prints, pyrophytic plant specimen and volcanic stone from Reunion island, human hair, lights, sound system
Xenia Lesniewski, Dénouement, Five engraved bottles
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Tobias Krämer, Goats in the Maschine, Motor, wood
Paola Siri Renard, chrysalis-x (Detail), Plaster
Paola Siri Renard, chrysalis-x, Plaster
Jonathan Mink, o.T., Acrylic glass, silicon, epoxy resin, paper, MP3-Decoder, headphone jack, water pump, silicon tube, copper tube, Text in cooperation with Pauline Schröer
Jonathan Mink, o.T., Acrylic glass, silicon, epoxy resin, paper, MP3-Decoder, headphone jack, water pump, silicon tube, copper tube, Text in cooperation with Pauline Schröer
Photo Credit: Jakob Otter
Mara Wohnhaas & Sam Holzberg, Societas non interest, Roman glassware (unprovenanced), inkjet print on cotton rag paper, magazine advertisement (illus. Haruo Takino, 1981), matboard, MDF, wrapping paper, lacquer, glue
