Heart Core

Alexandra Bircken, Talia Chetrit, Carmen D’Apollonio, Linder, Meret Oppenheim, Nicole Wermers

Info: When we look at a body, we first see its exterior. A form whose surface lies somewhere between movement and expression – and at whose boundaries the individual and collective stories of our experiences are inscribed into the body like an archive. An appearance whose image is revealed in its characteristics, shaped by cultural and identity affiliations, norms and values. But what is a body? Something we see – or something we believe to be permanent? Something that exists in relationships and dependencies? In moments that connect us to spaces, locations and the things in our environment. Or something that resists and challenges our gaze as we search for similarities and identification? Something that is noticeably independent, changeable and malleable – far removed from the boundaries imposed on it by anatomy, identity and society. And that determines the rules of its own freedom. Under the title Heart Core, Linn Lühn is delighted to announce a group exhibition featuring works by Alexandra Bircken, Talia Chetrit, Carmen D’Apollonio, Linder, Meret Oppenheim and Nicole Wermers that centers around the significance of the body. (…)