How to find stability in an unstable present? Demographic figures, anti-democratic forces, economic balances, a polarized society and comparisons with the fall of the "West", analogous to the Roman Empire: at the moment, things that are familiar and provide stability seem to be increasingly faltering. In their first joint exhibition "Pole Bending", Romina Abate and Anna Holzhauer search for stability. The playful rocking on the rocking horse and the balancing over hurdles become sensitive symbols in a present on shaky ground. "Pole bending" on uncertain terrain - "to play the double bind", as the thinker Gayatri Spivak writes.
(Text: Tarika Johar)
Opening 13.03.25, 7 pm
Duration
14.03. to 20.04.25
Thu-Sun, 3 to 7 pm
On 03.04.2025 at 5 pm there will be an artist talk with the art historian Kati Werkmeister.
Location
KUBATUR in the Kulturbahnhof Kassel
The exhibition and the publication were sponsored by the Kulturamt of the City of Kassel and SV SparkassenVersicherung.