Exhibition
SomoS Arts
Kottbusser Damm 95, 1st floor
10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg
(U Schönleinstraße)
Duration:
2020-10-20 – 2020-10-31, Tue-Sat 14:00-19:00
Free entry (over 18s only)
RSVP required by emailing somos@somos-arts.org or through website form.
Featuring the work of eight international artists, the Un_Touchable exhibition deals with themes of memory, contagion, desire, intimacy and vulnerability. Employing artistic media such as video, photography and installation, the show explores a sense of déjà vu that connects our time with earlier fragile periods, evoking a poignant and sensitive nimbus of contemporary feelings.
The term “untouchable” is often used concerning beauty, disease, and/or class. Something desirable that is represented virtually, unreachable across time and space – as in art or in erotica – is also untouchable. Building on these associations, the Un_Touchable exhibition conjures a restive and conflicted state of mind, between longing and anxiety, drawing on, and responding to the mediatization of desire and disease.
The presented works draw on the sense of uncertainty and déjà vu that connect pandemic times; using video, photography, installation, and other means to create an imaginative, associative nimbus where memory, imagination and speculation converge in unpredictable and free-floating ways.
In Un_Touchable, the works are given an open, respecting framework that gives free rein to the various works’ individual concerns, strong aesthetic, and sensory impact. The joint emanations of the various artistic positions may evoke a poignant, and thoughtful state of mind.
Un_Touchable is a part of a recurring exhibition series that is dedicated to exploring the mediatization of sexuality and intimacy, coinciding with the Pornfilmfestival Berlin.
Responding to the current pandemic, the project is extended into the virtual realm with online manifestations such as virtual artist’s talks, video interviews, and social media projects addressing the increasing needs for accessibility and human connection.
Participating artists:
Sico Carlier (NL)
Youcef Hadjazi (UK)
Anna Jermolaewa (DE)
Ivan Lozano (US)
Pedro Matias (NL)
Michael Sven Meier (DE)
Andrew McPhail (CA)
Melissa Steckbauer (DE)
Access information
Taking precautions to protect the health of our patrons and staff, SomoS asks that all visitors to the gallery wear face masks and maintain the recommended distance. For this exhibition, we can only welcome a limited amount of visitors at the same time. You are advised to schedule a visit by emailing somos@somos-arts.org or using our form online.
We collect the visitor data according to local Covid regulations. The data will be collected and stored confidentially and securely, and will be deleted after 3 weeks.