>>> OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS >>> EXHIBITION PROJECT >>> REFLECTIONS ON LOST SPACES We are looking for artist applications for an upcoming group show and work in progress called „Lost Space“. concept / curating by Susanne Lek (NL) in cooperation with arttransponder arttransponder.net >>> DESCRIPTION Most cities have an amazing amount of vacant, unused land in its downtown core. Over the past few years, radically changing economic, industrial and employment patterns have further exacerbated the problem of lost space in the urban core. This is especially true along highways, railroad lines and waterfronts, where major gaps disrupt the overall continuity of the city form. However, lost spaces, although underused and deteriorating, provide exceptional opportunities to reshape an urban center and counteracts sprawl and suburbanization. While the residential areas in the former East of Berlin experience massive urban upgrading, leading to gentrification, the former West is filled with deserted areas and empty buildings. The Kurfürstendamm, once a trademark of West-Berlin’s welfare, lost its appeal.The area around it is now full of wasteland. This contrast between on lost spaces on one hand, and highly gentrified districts on the other, can be confusing for people not from Berlin. The group show aims to reflect artistic viewpoints on this contradictories. How do outsiders experience the loaded history? How can someone keep up with a city that is changing so fast? How can artist help by turning this lost, dystopic spaces into utopian, creative sights? These and more questions will be raised and reflected in this exhibition. We are looking for six to ten artists who work with the subjects space, public space, urban space and/or architecture. You should be interested working site specific and be open for teamwork and the exploration of the given space. Works can either be already existing or site specific for the art space in Berlin. We are open for any format. Especially installations, performances and work integrating the two windows of Joao Cocteau are highly appreciated. WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU: >> exhibition space in a small size group exhibition in Joao Cocteau >> depending on your proposed works the necessary technique >> free PR/Postcard >> Documented paper at the end of the exhibition LOCATION: Joao Cocteau Art Space, Kienitzerstrasse 98, Berlin-Neukölln https://facebook/joaococteau >>>>>>>>>DEADLINE:February 20th APPLY by filling out the form under: >>>>>>>>>goo.gl/7uJTpw SUSANNE LEK is doing her masters in contemporary and modern art history at University Utrecht, The Netherlands. She is currently working on her thesis about the subject of dystopia in the work of contemporary Dutch artists.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:50:04 +0000
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