URBAN CREATURES
The theme of Urban Creatures arises from the phenomena common to modern big cities. Isolation, narcissism, insecurity and fragmented interaction are the flip side of the culture of mass urban societies, where individuals must try to construct an identity for themselves. The interpretation and construction of reality, just as the formation of self-image, take place under the powerful influence of the media and their codifications. The artists of the exhibition all live in Berlin, although they represent six different nationalities. Their sculptures, installations, videos and photos explore the urban matrix as a space of everyday life and as cultural production. The exhibition is curated by Dorothee Bienert, an art historian from Berlin. The artists are Ulf Aminde, Sergio Belinchon, Shahram Entekhabi, Remy Markowitsch, Bjørn Melhus, Olaf Nicolai, Maya Roos, Michaela Schweiger, Mathilde Ter Heijne.
Publications:
ISBN 951-9355-93-6
URBAN CREATURES
ISSN 1795-3316
Editor: Dorothee Bienert
Graphic Design: Patrik SöderlundArticles by: Iris Hanika, Harri Veivo, Marc Schweska, Antje Weitzel, Doris Berger, Kathrin Becker, Sandra Frimmel, Ulrike Kremeier, Thomas Wulffen, Claudia Beelitz, Peter HerbstreuthArtists: Ulf Aminde, Rémy Markowitsch, Shahram Entekhabi, Mathilde ter Heijne, Sergio Belinchón, Michaela Schweiger, Bjørn Melhus, Maya Roos, Kai Schiemenz
Pori Art Museum Publications 79Translations: Nina Domisch (Finnish-German), Tomi Snellman (Finnish-English), Rebeccah Blum (German-English)
Printed by: Salpausselän kirjapaino 2006
Extent: 160 pages