Photo: Eske Schlüters, Tillmann Terbuyken
Thu, 23.1.2024, 7 pm
Eske Schlüters & Tillman Terbuyken in Conversation with Nina Kalenbach About the Project Untitled History
Free participation
With Untitled History, Eske Schlüters and Tillmann Terbuyken have created a temporary installation in Hamburg’s Alter Elbpark in the immediate vicinity of the Bismarck monument, which looks back at the beginnings of the European democratic movements in the 19th century. In conversation with the art historian and director of Liebelt-Stiftung Nina Kalenbach, the artists will present their project at the Kunsthaus Hamburg.
By excavating earth and positioning stones, a publicly accessible, artificial ruin was created at Alter Elbpark. An augmented reality app, which can be accessed via a QR code, allows anyone interested to blend the real environment with a scenographic extension. In addition, a soundtrack offers reflections on contemporary history. In the interplay of text and image, real space and virtual space, past and present, the boundaries of space and time are set in motion.
Untitled History aims to remind us that democracy does not describe a given, but has been hard-won and is constantly in flux. It is not about completeness, historical stringency or a claim to truth, but about making discontinuities and simultaneities tangible.
There will be an opportunity to view the project in the presence of Eske Schlüters and Tillmann Terbuyken over a hot drink on 19 January from 2 to 3 pm.
Nina Kalenbach is an art historian and director of Liebelt-Stiftung, Hamburg. As a project manager, curator and author, she has been involved in various art projects in public space. For example, Clegg & Guttmann, Monument of Monuments, Indoor and outdoor discussions around the Open Debate Station (2011), Galerie für Landschaftskunst and Dirck Möllmann’s Hamburg Maschine – Initiativprojekt Stadtkuratorin Hamburg (2019).
Eske Schlüters is an artist who works post-conceptually and across media. She is interested in the conditions of images and narratives. In her (video) works, which are mostly created from found footage, she weaves different perspectives into non-linear narratives that suggest that the story will never be complete.
Tillmann Terbuyken’s artistic work ranges from paintings and objects that depict things beyond words to actionist collaborations. He is interested in the general relevance of art, embedded in the constantly evolving history of the world.