Only two days left before my vernissage. Two almost relaxed days, as my husband and I are already done with installing the pictures and objects at Combinat 56. Photographer Simone Naumann accompanied us for a while and took some cool pictures …
One focus in Simone’s photography is storytelling. No wonder her pictures and the altered books were getting on so well. You can find more of her pics from the exhibition set-up here .
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Vernissage at combinat 56
The drive towards self-dependence finds books from my past in ready anticipation: They finish old stories, stop the stream of words and spell change in their very own language. From the 12th of March to the beginning of May I will show books from the GDR in various states of transformation: Some of them have only just broken open, while others have begun to take on organic forms. They can be seen at Combinat 56, a coworking space that has been important in my own phase as a freelancer.
The vernissage takes place on Wednesday, 12th of March from 7 p.m. I am looking forward to the choir of coworkers that will perform some songs from the 80s. Be surprised!
Vernissage: Essence of Wondering
The long awaited day had come! Before the first guests came in, I took a few more pictures of my show. Later it really got too crowded for that. Many familiar faces had shown up, some surprise guests and also many people that I did not know. It was so moving to see them all in this special place!
The mayor of Zeulenroda payed me a huge compliment in his opening speech when he said that my works reminded him of Joseph Beuys. I loved the guitar and flute music (by the local music school) that framed the opening ceremony. Ute Arnold, museum director, called my show “enchanting”. That word also fits the gift that I received from the museum: tea, a little owl and two old books (see pictures at the end).
I was also delighted about the flowers, my first sales and, especially, the personal words that guests found to thank me. My vernissage could not have been more beautiful than that!
The “Essence of Wondering” is open for visitors until January, 19. If you can’t make it to Zeulenroda, have a look at my flickr-set.
Announcement in the local news
book gift from the museum
Decent Women!
The Essence of Wondering
The poster is going into print within the next days, the event calendar of the museum in Zeulenroda is already listing it – my very first exhibition!
I am just making a list of all the pieces that I want to show in the exhibition… Since spring I have been tinkering with fairy tales and with the question, if it is possible to tell the essence of a story in a picture. In the end, I made a lot of pictures and objects. Too many for the Atrium.
Now I have difficult choices to make. Which pieces are really good? A typical question in fairy tales! This question will definitely be on the show, that is already decided.
