RAUW. Das Zittern der Teile
Angewandte
Interdisciplinary Lab
[Rauw. The Trembling of Parts] – About the material of the things in our
world and how they circulate in a constant process of composition and dissolution around the globe
The exhibition
Rauw. Das Zittern der Teile [‘Rauw’. The Trembling of Parts] deals with the material of the things in our world; things that
seem to be made up of an infinite number of individual parts and processes. As an unmanageable amount of particles, parts
and raw materials – from a grain of sand to an iPhone, from petroleum to a yoghurt cup – they circulate in a constant process
of composition and dissolution around the globe.
A swarm of objects that moves and deposits
itself in every conceivable way. They accumulate in cargo planes and truck convoys or are pumped into the earth, consumed
by fire and travel as microparticles through the wind and sea, animals and people. A glowing blue-green hybrid of rock and
plastic was discovered on the island of Trindade by Brazilian geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos. Sooner or later, this swarm
of misappropriated particles sneaks back unbidden into the bodies of its consumers. They form clusters and surfaces or are
ordered and disposed of again and again by consumers across continents. This is how huge cycles develop that affect everything
they encounter. A systemic changed ‘nature’ that, with its power that is difficult to quantify, pops up, chameleon-like, again
and again in unpredictable forms – sometimes as a Great Garbage Patch, sometimes as granules, then again as clothing, as sculpture
or as obscurity.
This constant transformation from raw material to object, from object to ruin, from ruin to particle
is at the center of the exhibition. The temporary composition of different states questions their material origins and their
imminent disintegration.
The artists criss-cross this sea of raw materials, objects and particles with their sculptural
arrangements. Agglomerations form from former things: wool, raw iron or fragmented plastic. Throughout its duration, this
also changes again and again through spatial interventions by the artists.
Across two evenings performers and musicians
interact with the setting of the exhibition.
Artists
Albert Mayr, Thea Moeller, Samuel Schaab,
Benjamin Tomasi, & Hella Gerlach
Concept: Samuel Schaab
Performances with
Alex Zehetbauer,
Melanie Maar, Maja Osojnik, Karolina Preuschl, Violetta Parisini & Matthias Lenz, L.Twills & Albert Mayr
Performance Nights:
19 Mar & 12 Apr 2024
Exhibition opening hours:
Mon–Fri: 11:00–18:00
Additional Saturday: 13 Apr, 10:00–18:00
