ICA Cologne

Golnesa Rezanezhad, Adler Murada, Martijn Petrus, Mathias Prenen, Maud Gourdon

Info: Golnessa Rezanezhad presents a textile installation, titled Weaving the Past into the Present, in collaboration with local rug weavers from northern Iran, her land of origin. (…) Adler Murada’s Parakeet Chronicles has been researching the implications and unfolding of coloniality through historical acts involving feral species, with a particular focus on parakeets. (…) Martijn Petrus’ multidisciplinary practice plays with and comments on how we relate to the idea of nature, by researching topics like paleontology, queer ecology, interspecies kinship and contemporary lifestyle. (…) Mathias Prenen’s Industria series explores local material agency through the everyday and historical use of ceramics. Developed during a residency in Andalusia, Spain, the project was inspired by the region’s ceramic culture—where clay objects are common, functional, and made for durability and practicality. (…) Maud Gourdon constructs her Orgone Accumulators in accordance with the principles laid out by Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957). Rooted in historical controversy and metaphysical speculation, the orgone accumulator embodies a central paradox: a sealed, isolating structure conceived to attract and concentrate a universal life force — the elusive orgone. (…)