A transnational pavilion to explore the shared bio- and cyberspace of the future
In cooperation with the Mediations Biennale Foundation Poznań, the Kunstverein Kunsthalle Hannover is initiating Pavilion O2 Hanover, a project in the sense of a transnational pavilion to explore the shared bio- and cyberspace of the future. The project reflects current developments and confronts visitors with unconventional experiences in the run-up to the 7th Mediations Biennale Polska – ‘Event Horizon’ 2021.
With 20 positions in Hanover, the project, which began at the Venice Biennale 2019 and continued in Opava 2020, is once again expanding its predominantly digital spectrum of multimedia works. From videos based on fractal geometry (Andreas Guskos, Arkadiusz Marcinkowski) and a 360-degree perspective of the North Pole (David Rodriguez Gimeno) to projects from the field of augmented and virtual reality (Filip Gajewski, Ya Lun Tao, Jakub Cikała) and a generative media work (Florencia Bruck, Javier Krasuk, Harro Schmidt in cooperation), visitors will be able to surf through an interactive universe on site and in cyberspace.
The Polish-Czech cooperation project Tensegrity (Marek Sibinský , Jakub Cikała, Dariusz Gajewski) illustrates the universal law of the balance of forces in a completely analogue and interactive way using the example of around 50 painted balloons. Even under coronavirus conditions, visitors will be able to freely determine the positions of the objects in the space in a playful way. Several German positions, some of which are located outside (Hendryk Claussen), complement the exhibition with interactive multimedia and research projects.
Designed as an interdisciplinary art and research project between the organic and digital worlds, Pavilion O2 Hanover will expand into a virtual research laboratory in August and September 2020, which will be synchronously located and connected in three countries in 2021. The project will be complemented by art education formats such as guided tours and workshops under coronavirus conditions.
Participating artists:
Florencia S.M. Brück (Argentina), Jakub Cikała (Poland), Hendryk Claussen (Germany), Ulrika Eller-Rüter (Germany), Vera Frese (Germany), Dariusz Gajewski (Poland), Filip Gajewski (Poland), Liu Guangyun (Germany/China), Andreas Guskos (Poland), Wei-Ming Ho (Taiwan), Zbyněk Janáček (Czech Republic), Javier Krasuk (Argentina), Robert Makar (Slovakia), Arkadiusz Marcinkowski (Poland), Marjam Oskoui (Germany), Maciej Osmycki (Poland), David Rodriguez Gimeno (Spain), Marek Sibinský (Czech Republic), Jan-Peter E. R. Sonntag (Germany), Ya Lun Tao (Taiwan) and others.
Exhibition duration:
Friday, 21 August, until Sunday, 13 September 2020
Vernissage: Thursday, 20 August, 7 pm (drinks served in the courtyard in front of the Kesselhaus)
Opening hours: Fri 4pm – 8pm, Sat and Sun 2pm – 6pm
Admission: 3 euros, reduced: 2 euros
Special opening hours during the Zinnober-Kunstvolkslauf:
Saturday, 5 September: 11 am – 7 pm, free admission
Sunday, 6 September: 11 am – 7 pm, free admission
Curators: Tomasz Wendland and Harro Schmidt
Co-operation partners:
Zacheta National Art Gallery Warsaw, Mediations Biennale Poland, MOCA Taipei, Digital Art Centre Taipei, Synthetic Mediart Biennale in Taipei, GAD (Giudecca Art District), Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
Notes on the opening:
The maximum number of visitors in the Kunsthalle Faust is limited to 30 people at the same time. The distance regulation of at least 1.5 metres applies. As part of the infection protection regulations, visitors are obliged to wear a face mask.
With the kind support of:
