Intervention in Public Space
We often neglect what is dark and mysterious. It remains hidden from us in our daily lives. Yet for me, underground tunnels and canals are filled with great poetry. As contemporary caves, they invite reflection on the construct of the metropolis while simultaneously representing the deep human longing to emerge from darkness into light.
Sonic City is an ephemeral auditory intervention into the city’s system of order. Sounds emerge from otherwise inaccessible openings to the urban underground, such as storm drains, suggesting an intricate network of subterranean structures and activities. The audience hears what it cannot see.
The city as studio. Through interventions, videos, and photography, Berlin-based artist Mischa Leinkauf explores the hidden possibilities of so-called public space, practicing appropriation and subversion through artistic action. At the center of his work is the transformation of urban topographies, the exploration of their limits, and the questioning of established social patterns of perception. In particular, the boundaries between public and restricted-access spaces serve as an extension of his artistic field of action. His works have been presented internationally at film festivals, museums, galleries, and exhibition venues, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the Kunstmuseum Bonn, the ZKM Karlsruhe, Manifesta 11, the Moderna Museet, and the Helsinki Art Museum.
On view from September 26. until October 11. at: Public Space
Photo: Parallax, Mischa Leinkauf and Alexander Levy, VG Bild/Kunst