Exhibitions
Marit Wolters and Anne Glassner: Presence and gaze at the Mies van der Rohe Foundation
Artistic intervention that takes place within the framework of the Barcelona Gallery Weekend and SWAB in Barcelona.
Lost Limits by Anne Glassner and Marit Wolter will be on view from September 18 to October 5 at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona. A creative proposal that is inserted into a given space with the intention of transforming it, challenging it and questioning it from an artistic perspective. The intervention is usually ephemeral, critical and contextual in nature, and often incorporates participatory elements that invite the public to be an active part of the experience.
The interventions in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion represent a unique experience within the city, taking advantage of the uniqueness of its exceptional spaces. These proposals, promoted by specialists from various cultural disciplines, generate dynamic interpretations that recreate and update the meaning and vitality of the Pavilion in the contemporary context. This intervention is developed within the framework of the Barcelona Gallery Weekend and SWAB Barcelona, jointly organized by Phileas – The Austrian Office for Contemporary Art, Bildrecht, the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport of the Republic of Austria, the Austrian Cultural Forum in Madrid and Hangar – Center for Artistic Production and Research.
Photography Christian Prinz.
A set of concrete sculptures, conceived by Wolters with the very water of the large pond where they rest, are organically integrated into the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, establishing a subtle dialogue with the travertine that surrounds them. Their mineral presence seems to emerge from the place, as if they had always been there. At the same time, the performance evokes an unusual domesticity within this iconic space: the performers, dressed in camouflage clothing that blends them with the architecture, carry out everyday actions - sitting, walking, observing, lying down, drinking, eating or playing - which become gestures loaded with new meaning. The presence of the visitor, far from being alien, becomes an active part of the piece: it can interrupt, alter or transform the path of the performers, thus becoming a living element within this silent choreography that inhabits and redraws the Pavilion.
Marit Wolters' sculptures evoke the idea of presence through temporary forms that establish a constant dialogue with the space they inhabit. They are constructions that investigate the relationship between matter and environment, highlighting the expressive power of the material. For their part, Anne Glassner's actions focus on attention to everyday and repetitive gestures, transforming them into a form of active contemplation. This collaboration between both artists was born as a result of their respective participations in 2021 and 2022 in the Villa Tugendhat, another of the emblematic spaces designed by Mies van der Rohe together with Lilly Reich.
Photography Anna Mas.
