The "Body Adventure" exhibition is based on the human body as a highly complex system that is constantly changing. The processes of change are most clearly visible both during adolescence and in old age.
At the same time, the body is an entity that can be modified by people; the development and appearance of the body can be determined by them. With the LGBTQ+ movement, the conscious modification of the body has taken on a political character and the binary system of man and woman is being transformed into a diversity of genders.
Changing ideals of beauty can also be a reason for changes in appearance. In addition to sports and fitness activities, tattoos, piercings, nail design, Botox treatments and so-called cosmetic surgery are currently the most common methods of body modification. There is a fine line - especially on social media - between simple trends and pathological self-optimization for fear of discrimination. More fleeting interventions, on the other hand, can be supplemented by clothing, jewelry and make-up.
All of the artists in the "Body Adventure" exhibition create their own personal approaches to the human body and its multi-layered transformation possibilities and place it in relation to social attributions, expectations and norms. Not simply to question these, but to change them.
With Dawit Abebe, Makiko Harris Eden Nael Liedtke , Daniel Ramos Obregón, Jette Noa Reuter, Lex Schnäbele, Valentin Wedde
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