müde zines: tired
The power and possibility of tiredness in exhausting times
2024 | Kunstpavillion munich | publication and performance with Kaya & Blank, Martina Borsche, Elena Carr, Julia Koschler, Johanna Locher, Veronica Moroder, Franziska Schrödinger, Elsa Zasche | curated by lukas picard
The tired/drowsy/exhausted/weary zines (“müde zines”) are a collection of risographically designed prints in which nine artists reclaim the possibility of getting tired, being tired and telling each other about it. They show that our tiredness is far more than a personal state of mind; tiredness refers to tiring structures.
In our sleepless and complex world, tiredness is a term with revolutionary potential. Those who no longer give in to the constant pressure to perform, to be available and to optimise themselves are described as tired. Those who can’t or don’t want to do anything other than be tired too often lose touch and visibility as a result. The tired zines follow a long history of battles over the question of who is allowed to be tired and who sets the pace of a society.
From the multiple global crises of our time, the exhaustion of the planet and precarious working conditions to a general lack of solidarity – we all have good reasons to be tired. Contrary to negative readings of this fatigue, the artists of the tired zines show the potential of tiredness as a method of critical reflection. Against the repression of our own exhaustion, they open up a space to resist together and find languages of shared vulnerability.
The tired zines contain poignant explorations of the experiences of motherhood and empathetic narratives on issues of mental health. They contain observations of the infrastructures of our 24/7 society, reports from the fog of our own exhaustion and examples of fatigue as a state of heightened sensitivity.
© Toby Binder
NEW&COMInG
2024 | kunstverein reutlingen | group exhibition with Fortune Hunter, Hannah J. Kohler, Naomi Semma, Leo Staigle and Levente Szücs | curated by julia berghoff
NEW&COMING focuses on the work of young artists. All six were born between 1985 and 1999, which is intended to provide a diverse overview of current art. The local reach is from Stuttgart to Munich and Düsseldorf. The exhibition is also intentionally multi-layered in terms of content and technology: from painting and pigment printing to video works and photographs to edited bus tickets and multimedia installations.
© Frank Kleinbach
Age of Anxiety
2024 | Üblacker-Haeusl Munich | Solo exhibition
From the COVID-19 pandemic to war in Europe and the Middle East, inflation and the increasingly noticeable consequences of climate change: fear and anxiety have become an integral part of everyday life. The potential threats to the individual and society are omnipresent due to technological progress and people are torn between the very real crises of our time and the deliberate use of fear as an instrument by politics and companies.
In her first solo exhibition, the artist places the classic medium of oil painting in a contemporary context, creating hermetic, high-contrast compositions that deal with various facets of the phenomenon "anxiety".
I have no words - there is no title
2022 | rathausgalerie kunsthalle Munich | Group exhibition | curated by Bohdana Yarna Topilko and Lena von Geyso
In the fall of 2022, Rathausgalerie Kunsthalle will become a space for production, presentation and gathering that is constantly changing. A place where creators and the audience meet; where artists, initiatives and institutions from Munich and Ukraine exchange ideas. The title "I have no words - there is no title" refers to the openness of the processes and moments of speechlessness in view of the current situation.