Patterns of (In)Security II

Exhibition/ Ausstellung from/ vom June 1st - June 30th, 2024

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and the following program of events:

June 2nd 7 p.m.:
Patterns of (In)Security II
conversation with the artists and Nina Chkareuli-Mdivani /
Gespräch mit den Künstlerinnen und Nina Chkareuli-Mdivani

June 25th 7 p.m.:
Patterns of (In)Security II
Guided tour and discussion with the artists and Dr. Zaal Andronikashvili (Zfl-Berlin)/Führung und
Diskussion mit den Künstlerinnen und Dr. Zaal Andronikashvili ( Zfl-Berlin )

Patterns of (In)Security

is a collaborative exhibition with artists Sabine Hornig, (Berlin) and Tamuna Chabashvili, (Tbilisi/Amsterdam). The collaboration began in 2022/23 at the Kunsthalle Tbilisi in the Gallery Artbeat; it has now been extended as „The Possibility of an Island“ in thegutted, prefabricated project space located in the GDR building, in Berlin-Mitte.

The works of both artists examine the changing social and political perspectives within a constructed environment, driven and shaped by political developments within and outside Europe, against the backdrop of the formerly divided Berlin and the current situation of post-Soviet Georgia.
Together they explore a duplicity; how, on the one hand, personal and collective views are manifest in space and, one the other, how such perspectives express the feasibility and fragility of societal participation.

The site-specific works interact, made of rope, textile and permeable metal structures; layers of the artists’ observation and memory each unfold gradually - fragmented elements associatively reassemble and suddenly become tangible as one walks through the installation.

Sabine Hornig's works change space; superimposition of physical viewpoints question hierarchies by intervening into architecture itself. The work Wahlkabine is a metal construction that interrupts the access points of the two main rooms on Inselstraße: you can now only enter the rooms from the outside – or – see them through the walls of the installation such that one built-in room forms the negative of the other. As in a voting booth, there is a small table in each, but the walls are transparent. They create a paradoxical notion of non-concealment between the two rooms. The installation deals with the uncanny simultaneity of perception and the sudden paradoxical reversal of what is believed to be a fixed and solid certainty. It touches on the experience when a person encounters situations that reverse the supposed foundations of societal life; an Orwellian dilemma. The grid of the metal sculpture, which is made of only joints of bricks, embodies the dialogue between these supposedly separate opposites, as well as their seamless permeability.

Tamuna Chabashvili's artistic concerns revolve around archiving and tracing, social and visual patterns, as a way of interpreting and questioning the legacy of the past. Her work embodies ‚ counter-memories' or ‘counter-histories’ that reflect the present. Her installation, Patterns of (In)Security, also the exhibition's title, is characterized by its delicate and intricate structure. It features rope that stretches across the room, interwoven with patterns transferred onto translucent fabric; they become delicate and pliable inside the space. The images are inspired by the diverse architectural elements of Tbilisi’s cityscape. The work becomes the process of tracing and transferring geometries and specific memories from one space to another -- a dialogue between different environments and contexts. Suspended from the center of the ceiling, layers of fabric obscure the view; they invite the viewer to engage with the space in a fractured way. Each component creates a sense of temporality and fragility, but, at the same time, seeks to anchor and define.

Along the gradually unfolding depth into rough concrete, the space of Die Möglichkeit einer Insel is an ideal platform for this dialogue. Through their sculptural intervention, the artists invite visitors to engage with the simultaneous interaction of inner and outer worlds.

This exhibition is supported by IFA, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen and is part of Projectspacefestival Berlin

For further information and images please contact: office@moeglichkeit-einer-insel.de
The address of the exhibition is: Inselstraße 7, 10179 Berlin www.moeglichkeit-einer-insel.de
opening hours: Friday - Sunday 2-6 pm, and by arrangement