The space-explorative art exhibition titled MissionO14, which opened 2014 in Dresden, was originally conceived for a vast 1000 m² darkened and seemingly infinite space. In the Gallery Voss, a selection of these artworks will now be shown in a light-flooded and clearly more finite, relatively habitable space. In addition, new works of art have been created that address the underlying exhibition theme. Special thanks to Kay Kaul and Melanie Richter for their support regarding the realisation of the exhibition. Space is often associated with meaningless cold and deep darkness, an unimaginable place for humans. But from this unfathomable and infinite depth, light and warmth radiates. Within the infinite sensory space of the human mind and spirit, a star is not associated with a radiating celestial body. Rather, it is the spark that illuminates our personal imagination, which manifests itself in art and culture. Participating Artists: Aljosha (UA) - Dimitri Dihovichny (RUS) - David Fried (USA) - Max Grüter (CH) - Simone Hooymans (NL) - Kay Kaul (D) - Mihoko Ogaki (J) - Melanie Richter (D) - Mark Swysen (B) - Oleg Yushko (BY) Aljoscha Aljoscha creates curiously organic sculptures, paintings, drawings and C-prints that are inspired by his keen insights into bioengineering and gene technology.He is fascinated by the microcosms of organic forms and translates these into highly complex, filigree and delicate works of art that defy classical categorisation......The Ukrainian artist calls his works “Bioisms”, thus emphasising their vital, organic nature. In fact,he regards each of his works as “living beings”, and thus invests these with as much dynamism, vitality and complexity as possible. According to his own utopian (and perhaps a bit tongue-in-cheek) theory of “Biofuturism”, the future will be marked by a biological revolution, following which mankind will use organic furniture, dwell in living houses and move about by means of organic spacecraft. (Exerpt from a text by Gérard Goodrow) Dimitrij Dihovichnij The works of the Russian Artist Dimitrij Dihovichnij are created through the serration of everyday objects. He alienates his objects by means of harmony, or, even more emphasized by the contrast of the pieces and materials. However, at the same time he also draws the observer’s attention, in a fascinating way, to the hidden symbolization of his works. David Fried David Fried explores the qualities of invisible complex dynamic relationships in the form of minimalistic images and objects. The inherent flexible characteristics of emergent interdependent networked systems found in nature and social endeavor, are echoed throughout his sculptural, photographic and interactive works. Fried employs symbolic motifs that are universally recognizable as organic or pertaining to natural phenomena, with subtle contextual hints of human influence, and our urge to control manipulate and predict outcomes. Max Grüter "The cross-media artist Max Grüter declares around 1995 the computer as the basic instrument of his art. Meticulously he created, using 3D programs, digital cosmonauts / astronauts in space suits with the facial features of the artist. These portraits are symbolic of Grüters artistic uprising to virtuality. In 2007 he performatively offered this complex work for free download on the Internet, where Grüter traveled in electronic form as "first virtual space traveler" endlessly in our networks from hard disk to hard disk. Whereas Grüter is not really interested in this quasi self-experiment in losing himself in cyberspace completely. Like submarines, he lets his works and interventions freedimensionaly resurface in our reality, to have them finally stranded in our minds." Simone Hooymans Hooymans works with the tension and contrast between nature and human technology. The astronaut is the connection between three worlds, the technical, the emotional and the natural world. Drawing has always been an important process for Hooymans, it explores the bridge and boundaries between perception, memory and fantasy. She has found that within the limits of charcoal, ink and paper an inexhaustible variety of thinking and expression is possible. Her animations, dreamscapes, where the camera travels slowly through everlasting landscapes, are an extension of her drawings. They are going where her drawings cannot go, into a 3 dimensional world where everything can happen, within the theme of distruction and connecting with nature. The question is: Is nature a memory we once had and do we dream about it, or are we the ones that are dreamed? Kay Kaul Kay Kaul has concentrated on topics of physical greatness in his works since 2006. Here the emphasis is not on time shown as in a film, i.e. a continuing series of images but in a solitary picture. With his time coloured works, Kaul creates a symbiosis between photography and film techniques. Since 2013 he has worked with satellite pictures taken from outer-space of large weather cyclones and transforms these to abstract compositions, which last but not least pay homage to the inventor of photography, namely the artist. Mihoko Ogaki The works of Mihoko Ogaki deal with existential topics such as birth and death, thereby discussing philosophical issues of human life. Starting from scientific and evolutionism theory-based knowledge, Ogaki raises metaphysical, ontological and cosmic questions. Melanie Richter Melanie Richter travels to venues which are invisible and disconcerting, timeless and spaceless. These are places lacking in nature with no visible top or bottom.In the picture landscapes exist a unique platform for the phenomenon of colour. As on the perimeter every zone in her works seems unreachable. However, each area is a restricted zone within which a wide frame of extremity exists. Suddenly, there is an object thrown into the waves of the colour mass; the figures float on this surface. Each appears to have an atmosphere of pulsating extension and retraction. The observer is taunted by the works. Richter uses the contrasting elements of colour to the extreme; till the viewer is brought to their limits. A border in which the colours themselves take on the apparition of the space. Mark Swysen Mark Swysen reflects on human conduct. Yet the human figure itself mostly remains absent in his work: the artist wishes to incite the visitors imagination. Mark embraces the basic proposition of conceptual art: “the idea is the most important aspect of the work”. Wishing to mould this idea into an intriguing shape, the artist is constantly in search of the most eloquent visual stimuli. Any material or object can be an instrument in his visual language. He snatches everyday objects out of their usual context and charges them with new layers of meaning. The result of his deconstruction and re-assembling questions the one-dimensionality of our perception and opens new possibilities for interpretation. The emotional load of the surrounding architecture participates in the lecture: hence a manifest preference for "in situ"-projects. Oleg Yushko Oleg Yushko’s practice attempts to reveal some of the more absurd phenomena from our social reality, to offer a critical but also humorous artistic reflection. His methodology is to ironically apply a historical, art-historical, scientific, cultural or technological allusion or metaphor to these phenomena. In this manner of working, he aims towards making a slight shift in our common perception of everyday life experiences. (Text by Lyudmila Voropay) SPARTNIC – The Beginnings 2003 – It only happens every 60.000 years that Earth and Mars lie in a favourable constellation; the Mars Express Route. This results in an increase in the International competition of Space expeditions to Mars. In 2003 initial discussions relating to Art and Space Exploration took place during the exhibition “Trans Form Art” in Düsseldorf, NRW, and various Art Events in the Studio “5tief” in Neuss. 2004 – The project “runningMARS” took place in the “PAN Kunstforum”, Emmerich, with sponsorship from the State of NRW. Twenty artists, mainly from Düsseldorf, exhibited and also offered a support programme of inter-disciplenatory topics. 2005 – The “runningMars” project is exhibited in the “Kunsthalle” Düsseldorf to which artists were invited to present and display their works. 2005-2013 – Germany joins the Aurora Programme of the European Space Organisation “ESA”; the aim of which is a manned mission to Mars. The “Marsbar” from previous exhibition projects establishes itself in the “Aurora Space Lounge” as an independent recurring Art Event and discussion platform. 2013 – SPARTNIC “Weightless Artists Association” is founded by Kay Kaul, Max Grüter and Melanie Richter – an International Artists Organisation. 2014 – “Mission 014” – Exhibition project of SPARTNIC as part of the OSTRALE exhibition presented in Dresden. Following the concept of the founder members, it also involved international participants, with 24 pieces of their works. 2015 – Exhibition of selected works from the “Mission 014” project in Gallery Voss, Düsseldorf. SPARTNIC The primary motive of SPARTNIC is R(E)volution. It is a clearly defined theme; Evolution through Revolution. Development achieved through Human Beings’ curiosity about newness and the unknown. SPARTNIC sees its projects as a challenge to go beyond the limits and to explore the unknown or new. Revolution as a sudden change and Evolution as a continual development are central issues, not only in Space Exploration but also in Art. Everyday life is revolutionized by both Art and the Sciences reaching new spheres, hence, gaining new areas of knowledge. The inspiration of this basic discipline and the interaction of the participating artists are the key factors of the projects of “Weightless Artists Association”.
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Jurriaan Molenaar | BAUHAUS + GRAUHAUS Apr 20, 2024 - May 25, 2024 |
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Michael Tolloy | ANDROS + GYNE Feb 17, 2024 - Apr 06, 2024 |
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Idowu Oluwaseun | PEDESTAL Dec 09, 2023 - Feb 10, 2024 |
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SELECTION 2023 Nov 10, 2023 - Dec 02, 2023 |
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Harding Meyer | Audience Aug 26, 2023 - Nov 04, 2023 |
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Summer Break Jul 11, 2023 - Aug 22, 2023 |
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Flávia Junqueira | Symphony of Illusions Jun 10, 2023 - Jul 08, 2023 |
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Fransix Tenda Lomba | Historical Shock Apr 22, 2023 - Jun 03, 2023 |
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Till Freiwald | Echo Jan 28, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023 |
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SELECTION | Part 2 Dec 16, 2022 - Jan 21, 2023 |
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Daniel Heil | Wheel of Dharma Nov 05, 2022 - Dec 03, 2022 |
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Claudia Rogge | WARP and WEFT Aug 27, 2022 - Oct 29, 2022 |
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Éder Oliveira | Oposición Jun 24, 2022 - Jul 30, 2022 |
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Fábio Baroli | Where the wind turns May 06, 2022 - Jun 18, 2022 |
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Frank Bauer | Bilder vom Verschwinden Mar 12, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 |
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Selection Feb 08, 2022 - Mar 05, 2022 |
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Harding Meyer | known unknowns Oct 29, 2021 - Dec 18, 2021 |
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Kate Waters | It takes one to know one Aug 27, 2021 - Oct 23, 2021 |
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Giacomo Costa | Atmospheres May 28, 2021 - Jul 03, 2021 |
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Idowu Oluwaseun | REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE: a synthesis of time and sound Oct 30, 2020 - Dec 12, 2020 |
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Peter Uka | Inner Frame Aug 28, 2020 - Oct 24, 2020 |
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Harding Meyer | new works Jun 05, 2020 - Jul 15, 2020 |
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Mary A. Kelly | Chair Mar 14, 2020 - May 30, 2020 |
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Michael Tolloy | Solid Solidarity Jan 17, 2020 - Feb 29, 2020 |
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Kate Waters | Love Shacks and other Hideouts Oct 18, 2019 - Jan 09, 2020 |
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Frank Bauer | Paths of Inaccuracy Aug 30, 2019 - Oct 12, 2019 |
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Christian Bazant-Hegemark | Kindness of Strangers Jun 07, 2019 - Jul 13, 2019 |
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Sandra Ackermann | Escape into your Reality May 03, 2019 - Jun 01, 2019 |
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Kay Kaul | Cloudbusting Mar 08, 2019 - Apr 27, 2019 |
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Jurriaan Molenaar | Fermate Jan 18, 2019 - Mar 02, 2019 |
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Harding Meyer / Humanize Oct 19, 2018 - Jan 12, 2019 |
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Mihoko Ogaki / Soft Landing Aug 31, 2018 - Oct 13, 2018 |
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Peter Uka / Fragment of the Present Passed Apr 13, 2018 - May 26, 2018 |
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Daniel Heil / Monologues Mar 09, 2018 - Apr 07, 2018 |
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Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2018 Feb 16, 2018 - Feb 18, 2018 |
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Sandra Senn / Zwischen Zwei Meeren Jan 26, 2018 - Mar 03, 2018 |
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Frank Bauer / Die Gelassenheit der Dinge Nov 17, 2017 - Jan 20, 2018 |
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Kate Waters / Whistling In The Dark Sepr 01, 2017 - Nov 11, 2017 |
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Untitled Jul 12, 2017 - Aug 02, 2017 |
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Davide La Rocca / 13K ( Part 1 ) May 12, 2017 - Jun 27, 2017 |
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Sandra Ackermann / Lost in Nothingness Mar 24, 2017 - May 06, 2017 |
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Claudia Rogge / CONCENTRATION Jan 27, 2017 - Mar 18, 2017 |
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Christian Bazant - Hegemark / The Rise and Fall of Transformative Hopes and Expectations Nov 11, 2016 - Jan 21, 2017 |
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Harding Meyer / The Others Aug 26, 2016 - Nov 05, 2016 |
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Crossing Borders Jun 03, 2016 - Jul 15, 2016 |
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Sandra Senn / Flüchtiges Getriebe Apr 08, 2016 - May 21, 2016 |
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Corrado Zeni / Éloge de la fuite Nov 27, 2015 - Jan 09, 2016 |
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Claudia Rogge / PerSe Oct 16, 2015 - Nov 21, 2015 |
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Kate Waters // Tell it like it is Aug 28, 2015 - Oct 10, 2015 |
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Visions Of Sensory Space ( by Weightless Artists Association - SPARTNIC ) May 15, 2015 - Jul 04, 2015 |
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Sandra Ackermann / Wasteland Mar 13, 2015 - May 02, 2015 |
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Lost Scapes Jan 30, 2015 - Mar 07, 2015 |
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Christian Bazant-Hegemark / Calibrating Aesthetics Nov 14, 2014 - Jan 17, 2015 |
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Frank Bauer / Back to Basics Aug 29, 2014 - Nov 08, 2014 |
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Harding Meyer // recent paintings May 23, 2014 - Aug 23, 2014 |
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Till Freiwald - memoria Apr 11, 2014 - May 17, 2014 |
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Quadriennale Düsseldorf 2014 / Gallery Evening Apr 05, 2014 - Apr 05, 2014 |
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Giacomo Costa // Traces Nov 22, 2013 - Jan 11, 2013 |
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DC-Open Galleries: Matthias Danberg - Inventory by Appropriation Sepr 06, 2013 - Nov 16, 2013 |
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Christian Bazant-Hegemark // VOW OF SILENCE May 24, 2013 - Aug 20, 2013 |
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Corrado Zeni // Generation Why Apr 12, 2013 - May 18, 2013 |
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behind the Non-Colours Mar 22, 2013 - Apr 06, 2013 |
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Sandra Ackermann // Running to stand still Feb 15, 2013 - Mar 16, 2013 |
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Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2013 Feb 01, 2013 - Feb 09, 2013 |
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Mihoko Ogaki // Star Tales - White Floating Nov 30, 2012 - Jan 31, 2013 |
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Claudia Rogge / Lost in Paradise Oct 12, 2012 - Nov 24, 2012 |
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Harding Meyer // features Sepr 07, 2012 - Oct 06, 2012 |
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Summer 2012 - Part 2 Aug 10, 2012 - Sepr 01, 2012 |
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Summer 2012 Jul 06, 2012 - Sepr 01, 2012 |
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Maria Friberg // The Painting Series May 11, 2012 - Jun 23, 2012 |
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Mary A. Kelly // Father & Child Mar 30, 2012 - May 06, 2012 |
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Maia Naveriani // Future Wolves and Chicks so far Feb 10, 2012 - Mar 24, 2012 |
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Düsseldorf Photo Weekend 2012 Feb 04, 2012 - Feb 08, 2012 |
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Kate Waters // The Air that I breathe Dec 09, 2011 - Jan 28, 2012 |
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Frank Bauer / ...den Wald vor lauter Bäumen.... Nov 04, 2011 - Dec 03, 2011 |
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Claudia Rogge // Final Friday Sepr 09, 2011 - Oct 29, 2011 |
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Davide La Rocca - STILLS May 27, 2011 - Jul 16, 2011 |
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Giacomo Costa // Post Natural Apr 01, 2011 - May 21, 2011 |
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Harding Meyer - to be a real vision Feb 18, 2011 - Mar 26, 2011 |
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Shannon Rankin - Disperse / Displace Dec 03, 2010 - Feb 12, 2011 |
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Sandra Ackermann // I look inside you Oct 15, 2010 - Nov 27, 2010 |
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Amparo Sard / AT THE IMPASSE Sepr 03, 2010 - Oct 09, 2010 |
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Kate Waters // The Land of Kubla Khan Jun 11, 2010 - Jul 17, 2010 |
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Jurriaan Molenaar // Lessness Apr 30, 2010 - Jun 05, 2010 |
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Claudia Rogge // The Paradise of the Onlooker Mar 05, 2010 - Apr 24, 2010 |
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Ivonne Thein // incredible me Jan 22, 2010 - Feb 27, 2010 |
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Frank Bauer // Jet Set Nov 27, 2009 - Jan 15, 2010 |
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Michael Koch // forever more Oct 23, 2009 - Nov 21, 2009 |
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Masaharu Sato // SIGNS Sepr 04, 2009 - Oct 17, 2009 |
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Harding Meyer // blind date Jun 19, 2009 - Aug 22, 2009 |
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Maria Friberg // way ahead Apr 24, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009 |
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Claudia Rogge // Isolation ( aus: Segment 8 - die Blasen der Gesellschaft) Mar 06, 2009 - Apr 18, 2009 |
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Claudia Rogge - The Opening Mar 06, 2009 - Apr 18, 2009 |
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JoJo Tillmann // What you see is what you get Jan 30, 2009 - Feb 28, 2009 |
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Sandra Ackermann // Die Wirklichkeit ist nicht die Wahrheit Nov 21, 2008 - Jan 24, 2009 |
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Kate Waters - Getting used to the 21st Century Oct 10, 2008 - Nov 15, 2008 |
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Mihoko Ogaki - Milky Ways Sepr 04, 2008 - Oct 04, 2008 |
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Summer 2008 // Painting Aug 12, 2008 - Aug 30, 2008 |
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Silke Rehberg: Stationen 1,4,6,7,11,12,13,14 Jun 13, 2008 - Jul 12, 2008 |
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Maia Naveriani: At home with good ideas May 09, 2008 - Jun 07, 2008 |
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Justin Richel: Rise and Fall Apr 04, 2008 - May 03, 2008 |
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Davide La Rocca - Strange Object Feb 08, 2008 - Mar 28, 2008 |
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Frank Bauer: AkikoAlinaAlinkaAndrew.... Nov 30, 2007 - Feb 02, 2008 |
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Maria Friberg: Fallout Oct 12, 2007 - Nov 24, 2007 |
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Harding Meyer / in sight Sepr 06, 2007 - Oct 11, 2007 |
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SUMMER '07 Jul 17, 2007 - Sepr 01, 2007 |
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Kay Kaul - Wasserfarben Jun 15, 2007 - Jul 14, 2007 |
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Sandra Ackermann - Point Blank Mar 02, 2007 - Apr 28, 2007 |
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Tamara K.E.: pioneers -none of us and somewhere else Jan 19, 2007 - Feb 24, 2007 |
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Till Freiwald Nov 17, 2006 - Jan 13, 2007 |
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Claudia Rogge: U N I F O R M Sepr 01, 2006 - Nov 11, 2006 |
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Kate Waters: Killing Time May 05, 2006 - Jun 17, 2006 |
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Katia Bourdarel: The Flesh of Fairy Tales Mar 31, 2006 - Apr 29, 2006 |
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Mihoko Ogaki Feb 10, 2006 - Mar 18, 2006 |
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Silke Rehberg: RICOMINCIARE DAL CORPO Jan 27, 2006 - Feb 26, 2006 |
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Sandra Ackermann Dec 08, 2005 - Jan 15, 2006 |
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Corrado Zeni Dec 04, 2005 - Jan 11, 2006 |
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Frank Bauer Nov 18, 2005 - Jan 15, 2006 |
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Harding Meyer Oct 07, 2005 - Nov 12, 2005 |
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AUFTAKT Sepr 02, 2005 - Oct 01, 2005 |
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Claudia Rogge: Rapport Jun 17, 2005 - Jul 20, 2005 |
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May 13, 2005 - Jun 11, 2005 |
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Kate Waters: Solo-Exhibition in the Gallery Thomas Cohn, Sao Paulo Apr 16, 2005 - May 20, 2005 |
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Vittorio Gui: FROZEN MOMENTS Apr 08, 2005 - May 07, 2005 |
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Kay Kaul - ARTSCAPES Apr 03, 2005 - May 29, 2005 |
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SEO Geheimnisvoller Blick Mar 04, 2005 - Apr 02, 2005 |
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Claudia van Koolwijk at Museum Bochum Feb 26, 2005 - Apr 17, 2005 |
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Corrado Zeni - Six Degrees of Separation Nov 26, 2004 - Jan 15, 2005 |
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Maia Naveriani: What' s the difference between ME and YOU? Oct 15, 2004 - Nov 20, 2004 |
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Tamara K.E.: MAD DONNA AND DONNA CORLEONE Sepr 03, 2004 - Oct 09, 2004 |
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Davide La Rocca: Real Vision Reflex Jun 12, 2004 - Jul 17, 2004 |
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Kay Kaul COLLECTORSCAPES Apr 23, 2004 - Jun 05, 2004 |