Room 205

Rosa De Coster, Freja Gøtke, Steph Holl-Trieu, Swan Lee, Minna Liebhart, Sofia Mascate, Malte Niels Möller, Rebecca Rothenborg, Danjiel Sijakovic, Lena Marie Schütte and Akinori Tao

Curated by Robert Bergmann and Julian Ernst

At Hotel Beethoven, Vienna

November 08 — 10, 2022

Photography: Ines Frieda Försterling

I cast shadows, yes, but I don’t cast shadows for the guest.
Let him get his own sunburn.*
Ariane Koch

The everyday life of a hotel is determined by arrival and departure. In the rooms, terms such as fleeting or temporary intrude on the concepts of the domestic or private and set them in motion. We arrive, settle into the given structure, distribute what we have brought with us, unpack our things. Socks, pants and T-shirts scattered on the carpet. Given structure and fleetingly spread out things blend together. The interior reveals a very concrete understanding of what is assumed to be the condition of the private. It should be noted that this universality also expresses a prevailing order. What would be revealed behind one of the doors when we enter the room and follow the things quickly unpacked and lying around like signs?

We wish you a pleasant stay.


* Self translation

 
— Robert Bergmann
Akinori Tao, Kiss, 2022, silicone, glass (Hotel Beethoven), notepad (Hotel Beethoven), 12 x 13cm
Akinori Tao, Kiss, 2022, silicone, glass (Hotel Beethoven), notepad (Hotel Beethoven), 12 x 13cm
Installation view
Akinori Tao, Waiting for Rain, 2022, polyurethane, 22 x 20cm
Lena Marie Schütte, Corner stones, 2021, porcelain, paper, variable dimensions
Lena Marie Schütte, Corner stones, 2021, porcelain, paper, variable dimensions
Lena Marie Schütte, Corner stones, 2021, porcelain, paper, variable dimensions
Installation view
Freja Gøtke, Boys Don’t Cry, 2022, aluminium pipes, metal grips, roses, variable dimensions
Freja Gøtke, Boys Don’t Cry, 2022, aluminium pipes, metal grips, roses, variable dimensions
Freja Gøtke, Beauty and the Beast, 2022, aluminium pipes, metal grips, roses, variable dimensions
Installation view
Installation view
Danjiel Sijakovic, Untitled, 2021, 147 x 93cm
Rebecca Rothenborg, The Devil Wears Domol, 2022, Domol dishwashing tabs, glue, variable dimensions
Rebecca Rothenborg, Sanitary Slippers, 2022, Dishwashing sponges, thread, glue, variable dimensions
Installation view
Sofia Mascate, Ambivalent friend, 2020, 65 x 55cm, oil on canvas
Installation view
Minna Liebhart & Rosa Da Coster, Nachttisch im 2er Set; Wiener Traum (Nr.2), 2022, 55 x 44cm
Minna Liebhart & Rosa Da Coster, Nachttisch im 2er Set; Wiener Traum (Nr.2), 2022, 55 x 44cm
Installation view
Malte Niels Möller, Mach mir einen Regenbogen, 2022, spinnaker cloth, CFRP rod, acrylic tube, keyfabric tape, metal rings, braid, hair dryer, variable dimensions
Malte Niels Möller, Mach mir einen Regenbogen, 2022, spinnaker cloth, CFRP rod, acrylic tube, keyfabric tape, metal rings, braid, hair dryer, variable dimensions
Steph Holl-Trieu, Timekeepers: Minutes to Midnight, 2022, sound installation, printed paper, 00:35:00
Installation view
Steph Holl-Trieu, Timekeepers: Minutes to Midnight, 2022, sound installation, printed paper, 00:35:00
Installation view
Swan Lee, Witness death in a public space, 2022, Video, 00:00:25

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