With works by SULTAN ÇOBAN, SAMUEL HAITZ, SEDA MIMAROĞLU & RALUCA POPA and FEDERICO PROTTO
As we move from place to place, crossing language barriers and nation states, our motions are inscribed in the objects, stories, accents and friends that we gather along the way—as well as those that we leave behind. The group exhibition EN/COUNTERS brings together artistic works that trace such transcultural connections and confrontations and interweave personal experiences with collective ones.
The exhibition is marked by this polyphony, its echoes reverberating across continents and generations. Soft music drifts from a half-open wall cabinet, inside which everyday objects have been casually left behind, evoking a ghostly presence. Delicate drawings on found papers correspond with poetic text fragments in ever-shifting juxtapositions. Like a palimpsest, fine traces of glue adorn a scanned book page and seem to lend a sticky substance to the longing described therein. These are inconspicuous items that tell stories of farewell and arrival and convey a feeling of home – like a handful of stones that forge a connection across the Atlantic. In this way, the five international artists explore multi-layered forms of belonging.
EN/COUNTERS is curated by LISA DEML and MARIE-SOPHIE DORSCH.
The exhibition is funded by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Karin und Uwe Hollweg 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.
