Water equals nature, water equals rain, water equals air, and water describes an elementary occurrence. — Water equals longing, water equals art, and water is a source for new life. — Water equals color, water equals sculpture, water equals resource, and water equals politics. In short: Water is everything.
This coming spring season Galerie 94 dedicates a group exhibition to the ever-present subject of water. The aforementioned subject can be found time and again in contemporary art and artistic positions. On this occasion, Galerie 94 once again focuses on the medium of photography. Water describes one of the main themes of 19th Century painting and photography. However, the exhibition ”H2O” will also include critical artistic positions who not only concern themselves with the uncomfortable truths, but also broach the political issues surrounding water. In doing so, the exhibition will display various artistic mediums such as installation, painting, video and photography. The selected artworks correspond to the many forms in which water makes its appearance and showcase the inner and outer workings of the element. Furthermore, the exhibition will demonstrate, how contemporary landscape photography picks up the mirroring powers of water in their truest form.
The works of Chrissy Angliker, Daniel Canogar, Gian Häne, Denise Haschke, Silvio Maraini, Kostas Maros, Dylan Martinez, Janet Mueller, Ruth Maria Obrist, Ingo Rasp, Ursula Rutishauser, Claudia Schildknecht, Jan Sebesta, Sandro Livio Straube, Olga Titus and Zak van Biljon show how water is omnipresent in various surroundings and materials, artistic mediums and positions.