Four of my works from my series “Grown” are part of the upcoming group show “ANGST – crisis indicator or survival instinct?” at Walkmühle in Wiesbaden, Germany. Thank you so much to the curator duo Christiane Erdmann and Stefanie Blumenbecker for choosing my work!

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Climate, epidemics, war and catastrophes: The mood of the end times is rampant. Fear is the sometimes subliminal, sometimes dominant feeling of the present. Fear of the future, fear of losing control, fear of the disintegration of our society. Fear of dictators and dictatorship. Fear of populists and hatred. Fear of war and violence, fear of climate change and the loss of our habitats. Fear is the subject of psychological research and part of all religious revelations.
Fear is a complex phenomenon. It is an emotion and a basic human instinct. But how do we ourselves and our society deal with the phenomenon of fear? Are fears currently on the increase? Do they drive us to act or do they paralyse us?

In its new group exhibition, the artists’ association Walkmühle and its curator duo Christiane Erdmann and Stefanie Blumenbecker explore this socially highly topical and explosive issue from the broader perspective of art.
Twenty-six artists from numerous countries are participating in the exhibition project:

SEB AGNEW, JULIA AUTZ, FLORIAN BACHMEIER, DANIEL BEERSTECHER, JULIUS VON BISMARCK, GÜNTHER BLAU, SERGEY BRATKOV, RÜDIGER BREITBART, KOTA EZAWA, PARASTOU FOROUHAR, PABLO GENOVÉS, LUNGISWA GQUNTA, SWAANTJE GÜNTZEL, INK, MARKUS MATTHIAS KRÜGER, WILLIAM LAMSON, ALMUT LINDE, NINA POHL, ULRIKE VON QUAST, KHALIL RABAH, RENATE SAUTERMEISTER, BURKHARD SCHITTNY, ANNEGRET SOLTAU, ANNE SOMMER-MEYER, BILL VIOLA, HANNELORE WEITBRECHT

Vernissage:
Friday, 31 March at 6 pm

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