BEAUTY ON THE EDGE

AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATION

NEUE GALERIE IM HÖHMANNHAUS, Augsburg
12.04.2024 – 02.06.2024

KOLLEKTIV MIT MARTINA CLAUSSEN (KOMPOSITION/WIEN), KERSTIN SKRINGER (MALEREI, MÜNCHEN), LYDIA DAHER (TEXT, AUGSBURG)

Eröffnung 11.04., 19H

Begrüßung: Thomas Elsen, Kurator der Neuen Galerie im Höhmannhaus

Artist Talk 12.04., 19h MIT LIVE PERFORMANCE

Mit dem Projekt 'Beauty on the Edge' formulieren die Künstlerinnen Martina Claussen (Sound), Kerstin Skringer (Malerei), Lydia Daher (Foto/Text) und Stefanie Sixt (Video) im Rahmen einer Audiovisuellen Installation ihre Positionen zu gesellschaftlichen Erwartungshaltungen und von Klischees bestimmten Normen für Frauen. Welche unsichtbaren, verdrängten und entwerteten Realitäten spielen sich an den Rändern dieser Normen ab? In einem dialogischen kreativen Prozess mischen sich die Künstlerinnen in aktuelle Diskussionen ein (z.B. um Sorgearbeit, Stellenwert des Äußeren versus des Inneren) und schaffen eine Ausstellung, in der sich Erlebtes und Gelebtes, Privates und Politisches verweben.

/"With the project 'Beauty on the Edge,' the artists Martina Claussen (Sound), Kerstin Skringer (Painting), Lydia Daher (Photo/Text), and Stefanie Sixt (Video) articulate their positions on societal expectations and norms for women defined by stereotypes. What invisible, suppressed, and devalued realities unfold at the margins of these norms? In a dialogical creative process, the artists engage in current discussions (e.g., about care work, the importance of appearance versus inner qualities) and create an exhibition where lived experiences intertwine with the personal and the political."

"Beauty on the Edge" Short Movie

STEFANIE SIXT (VIDEO) MARTINA CLAUSSEN (COMPOSITION)

Artists Stefanie Sixt (Video) and Martina Claussen (Sound) reflect on the themes of transience and the constant changes in life, as well as their resonance. Does transience imply an awareness of one's own finiteness with all its consequences, the aging process on one hand, but also the attainment of inner maturity on the other? "For me, transience includes a certain melancholy, drama, and at the same time, redemption. I am very interested in this complexity." (Claussen)
The prompt "photograph-woman-close--50-years-old-artist-in-style-of-margritte" in the AI Stable Diffusion results in an image of a woman at least 80 years old. "It seems as if the AI reflects a distorted image of society. Sixt questions postulated behavioral codes and the associated expectations of the self. Breaking free from paradigms is not an easy process, preceding it is a self-renewal and sensing of one's own limits.
Coming from different artistic backgrounds, they engage in a collaborative creative process, where each weaves their individual input into the overall artwork with their respective disciplines, resulting in the collaborative exchange giving birth to the short film.

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