Pictured as Poem 

Curator: Marion Eisele

SAÂDANE AFIF, SOPHIE CALLE, JULIEN CREUZET, SHARON HAYES, SARAH KÜRTEN, KETTY LA ROCCA, THYRA SCHMIDT, HIMALI SINGH SON

The international group exhibition Pictured as a Poem at KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION explores the use of lyrical language in contemporary art. It focuses on the associative spaces that open up when poetry is used in text works, paintings, videos and expansive installations. More and more visual artists today are following poetic paths. They touch on questions of personal and collective identity and capture the quiet nuances of interpersonal sentiment. A unifying thread lies in the interest in the interplay between author(s) and real or imagined recipient(s), which is why the text forms of poem and (love) letter occupy a special role in the exhibition.

Crushing humor- or the enthusiasm of principles (mutilate with a passion for improvement), 2021 Ink jet Print auf Acetat, Papiere 110cmx140cm 90cmx60cm 100cmx140cm

Universal circus (disaster, fire or decomposition?), 2021 Ink jet Print auf Acetat, Papiere 120cmx120cm 120cmx60