by Karin Bergs
The Lehnbachhaus was a refreshing experience. An evening event where the museum was open until 10pm, with music and drinks. A mixer with speakers was set up in the entrance and a DJ played music. The volume was pleasantly relaxing and drinks were served.
I visited the exhibition ‘limitation of life’ by Rosemarie Trockel and Thea Djordjadze. A very large room was completely black and poorly lit. Despite the darkness, it wasn’t scary like ‘Voices’. There was very little in this room. What was striking were the cords stretched across the room, like old telephone lines. Attaching the cords were small cold white neon curls that looked like bent clothes hangers. At the end of the room there was a huge picture in front of the wall, where you could also go behind the picture. A guard stood nearby and said ‘just look!’ I didn’t see much else in the room. The description says: ‘… the artists challenge our honed perception and our practiced senses by leading us in “limitation of life” into a darkened room that appears enigmatic and offers no clear clues at first glance. Only after our eyes have gotten used to the reduced lighting conditions and we step a little further into it do visual anchors gradually emerge from the darkness and give us orientation… ‘
Lehnbachhaus
Why do I always only understand exhibitions after reading a description???
