With works by SANNA HELENA BERGER, WISRAH C. V. DA R. CELESTINO, CEYLAN ÖZTRÜK and FLAVIA TRACHSLER
The group exhibition BE/HOLDING turns our attention to what holds and carries, sustains and strengthens. Carrier structures and display elements are not only considered functional here, but appear as autonomous objects and bodies in spatial and sensory networks of relations. In both a concrete and metaphorical sense, they convey narratives and emotions, while at the same time defining the framework within which they can unfold.
This tension between holding and containing is also reflected in the exhibition title, which refers to the verbs to hold (to support) and to behold (to look at, often with particular attention or a sense of wonder). On the one hand, carrier structures and display elements are essential for presenting artworks and maintaining institutional order; on the other hand, they impose certain perspectives that affect aesthetic experiences and social encounters. The assembled works investigate this interplay between artistic practice and curatorial presentation and shed light on visible and invisible forms of collaboration that become manifest in an exhibition.
For the exhibition opening, artist SANNA HELENA BERGER read a new text reflecting on the meandering transport routes of her installation Metod from Stockholm to Lüneburg, which is available for download here.
BE/HOLDING is curated by MARIE-SOPHIE DORSCH and LISA DEML, together with LUISA THORWARTH. The group exhibition is organised in cooperation with the Kunstraum der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, where WISRAH C. V. DA R. CELESTINO’s solo exhibition Seven Works, curated by ANA DRUWE, will run concurrently.
The exhibition is funded by the Ernst und Olga Gubler-Hablützel Stiftung. The annual programme at Halle für Kunst Lüneburg e.V. is supported by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Lüneburgischer Landschaftsverband, and Hansestadt Lüneburg.
