Participating artists:Louise Bauer, Anne Chpakovski, Jared Cobain, Franziska Dathe, Klara Fischer, Leonie Gemsjäger, Luna Haser, Svenja Jarisch, Noeul Kim, Emil Kjermann, Mathilda Köhler, Gustav Körnig, Felix Lorenz, Elizaveta Pushkina, Emma Resch, Klara Schöll, Mascha Schultz, Elias Saile, Shahd Skaf, Merlin Rainer, Anali Vakili, Maria Wagner, Paul Weiher
opening hours:Saturdays 2-6 p.m. and by appointment
Venue:Kunstraum Ortloff
Jahnallee 73
04177 Leipzig
www.ortloff.orgThe grid is far more than a mere system of organisation - in the artistic examination it becomes a tool for working or a formal element of the work itself. The grid becomes a constitutive element of an aesthetic experience. The exhibition shows how the grid can be interpreted and used in a variety of ways, and at the same time documents how different the visual effect corresponding to the grid can be. It can serve as a mathematical basis, as the skeleton of a work or take centre stage, appear in the pictorial space itself and function as an independent figure. This gives rise to different and new questions. We cordially invite you to pursue these questions and to engage with the exhibition as an open space for thought and negotiation.
The background to the exhibition is the seminar led by Maria Schumacher with students from Kerstin Drechsel's painting and printmaking class and Ivana de Vivanco's painting and printmaking class. The grid as an artistic medium was analysed in theoretical discussions and practical trials. In addition to the individual works, a Riso booklet was created that tells the story of a collaborative exploration of the grid.
Text: Paul Weiher
