Goldrausch 2023 – on the edge of
Eröffnung
Friday, 29 September 2023
Exhibition opening
From 6pm ARDE, Homage to reparation processes
Durational Performance by Daniela Medina Poch
Drawing inspiration from the cosmovision of several indigenous Andean-Amazonian communities, ARDE investigates nettle as a somatic technology. The artist sews a layer of fresh nettle leaves onto a military shirt that resembles the uniform shirt of the Colombian National Army. While the nettle gradually covers the military camouflage, the formic acid and histamine released by the plant enter the shirt and the her hand simultaneously, producing a prolonged stinging sensation that numbs the skin.
6.30pm warm welcome by Dr. Ute Müller-Tischler, Head of Department Art, History and Culture of Berlin-Mitte district administration, and Hannah Kruse and Laure Catugier, curators of the exhibition
7pm – 10pm music by ada & mia
Cool drinks will be available in the courtyard of the gallery.
Text
From September 30 to November 26, 2023, the Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt will present recent works by 15 Berlin-based, international women* artists at galerie weisser elefant. With Goldrausch 2023 — on the edge of, the professionalization programme presents the final exhibition of its 33rd year. The group exhibition is a cooperation with the Department of Art, Culture and History of the Berlin-Mitte district and is curated by Laure Catugier and Hannah Kruse.
Under the title Goldrausch 2023 — on the edge of, the 15 participants of the Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt present excerpts from their current practice. Among the media to be discovered are conceptual photography, analogue and digital experimental film, painting and drawing, performance, sound, sculpture and installation. The artists‘ central themes are human-made changes to our environment and the breaking up of linear narratives, of traditional visual worlds and stereotypes. They explore the boundaries – edges – of their media; along these edges, the exhibits invite reflection on social or ecological change, just as they encourage us to question existing systems and develop possibilities for transformation.
As a one-year professionalization course, the Goldrausch Künstlerinnenprojekt promotes outstanding artistic positions by women*. During the course, the participants focus on their professional development in a supportive community and, at the same time, show their work across different platforms to the public. Since 1989, this renowned professional development project – one of a kind in Germany – has been supporting women* artists in opening up their individual career paths and presenting their work to a wide-ranging audience.
Artist talks and a catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
Read the exhibition flyer here: Exhibition flyer – Goldrausch 2023 – on the edge of – English
All information about the exhibition is summarised in our invitation card (PDF download). Note: The exhibition period stated on the invitation card has been extended until 21.01.2024.
Programm
Sunday, 15 October 2023
1pm – 2.30pm Performance „Confessionale“ by Viviana Druga (Goldrausch 2023). The performance will take place outside in the courtyard of the gallery.
An open confessional seat serves as the focal point facilitating discussions on traditional perceptions of culpability and redemption. Visitors are invited to make – or listen to – a confession. What is the contemporary significance of rituals? How is the sacred valued? What potential lies within the act of confessing? How can ‚confession,‘ when divorced from a patriarchal power structure, be reimagined and embraced?
3pm – 4.30pm Guided tour in the exhibition Goldrausch 2023 – on the edge of with Prof. Dr. Daniela Labra, curator and critic, and exhibiting artists: Anja Dornieden, Viviana Druga, Ximena Ferrer Pizarro, Daniela Medina Poch, Silja Yvette. In English language.
Sunday, 5 November 2023
2pm – 2.45pm Soundwalk with Bea Targosz (Goldrausch 2023). The meeting point is at 1.45pm in the courtyard of the gallery.
Sound walk with Bea Targosz
During the walk, we will experience the local sound environment and search for local sonic happenings. We will walk while listening with our bare ears, without technological extensions. We will explore the intersections between nature, technological infrastructure and architecture, searching for their audible traces. By examining our listening habits and skills, we will try to open up new perspectives on our environment.
3pm – 4.30pm Guided tour in the exhibition Goldrausch 2023 – on the edge of with Julia Meyer-Brehm, curator and art historian, and exhibiting artists: Janne Höltermann, Tiziana Krüger, Amelie Plümpe, Marie Rief, Bea Targosz. In German language.
4.45pm – 5pm Performance „Translator“ by Emma Wilson (Goldrausch 2023). The performance will take place outside in the gallery courtyard.
“Translator” explores questions of authorship, linking experiences of speaking and listening with those of eating and digestion. The movement of a computer-generated kefir grain is translated into words by an interpreter. Kefir grains are symbiotic collections of bacteria and yeasts that feed on sugars, digest them through fermentation and release carbon dioxide as a by-product. Like the body of the kefir grain, the text recited is a composite, resulting from a collage of cut-together quotes and intermingled authorships.
Thursday, 16 November 2023
5pm – 6.30pm Guided tour in the exhibition Goldrausch 2023 – on the edge of of with Kira Dell & Laura Seidel, curatorial duo and management of project space Neun Kelche, and exhibiting artists: Lillian Morrissey, Shira Orion, Wagehe Raufi, Hara Shin, Emma Wilson. In German language.
Sunday, 14 January 2024
3pm – 4.30 pm Exhibition tour with the artists Viviana Druga, Janne Höltermann, Bea Targosz, Emma Wilson and Silja Yvette
Sunday, 21 January 2024
11am – 7pm Finissage of the exhibition
5pm – 6.30pm Exhibition tour with the artists Ximena Ferrer-Pizarro, Shira Orion and Hara Shin
Dokumentation
Ausstellungsbesuch
Duration: 30.09. – 26.11.2023
Opening: 29 September 2023, 6 – 10 pm
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 11am–7pm
Admission free
galerie weisser elefant
Auguststraße 21
10117 Berlin-Mitte
Access
The exhibition venue is located on the first floor and is only accessible by a staircase.
Team Goldrausch
Project manager: Hannah Kruse, course coordinator: Veronika Bartelt, course support and PR: Katharina Faller, Finance and administration: Ulrike Riebel, Lotta Bartoschewski, project assistants: Alva Noelle, Devin Gökdemir, exhibition management: Laure Catugier, Hannah Kruse, Exhibition mounting: Leopold Landrichter, Press: Barbara Green, design: Rimini Berlin
Team galerie weisser elefant
Director: Dr. Ute Müller-Tischler, management: Andrzej Raszyk, infrastructure and exhibition management: Katrin Winkler, communication, CAMPI fellow: Joana Stamer, programme coordinator, CAMPI fellow: Annika Reketat, exhibition production: Pablo Hermann, live-speakers: Jacopo Dal Bello, Patricia Detmering, Nathan Engel, Nancy Görlach, Ariane Hakami, Lara Huesmann
