subconscious

„The stories we use to create our sense of self – the stories we tell our lovers at five a.m. so that they can understand who we are – are also the ones over which we have most heavily embroidered. They have been altered by the moods and settings in which we have told them. They have been altered by what we needed them to mean each time.“ Aus: Nadja Spiegelmann, I´m supposed to protect you from all of this, 2016

Subconscious (2020 -) by Nora Hansen is a site-specific and participatory installation only complete with the metamorphosis its visitors undergo. The installation features drawings and objects, fragments echoing legends, tales and myths from the past and the present. The characters, creatures, beings and objects are only indicated by their silhouettes and contours. The works intersect and overlap in a collage-like manner, opening up space for symbolic reproductions, codes and fictions emanating from a subjective contemplation. (Text: Lisa Oord)

Nora Hansen, Subconscious, 2023, Nylon Taffeta, Styrofoam, Metal, Photo: Mareike Tocha

Nora Hansen, Subconscious, 2023, Nylon Taffeta, Printed U-Circular Mesh, Plexiglass, Metal, Photo: Mareike Tocha

Nora Hansen, Subconscious, 2023, Nylon Taffeta, Printed U-Circular Mesh, Silk Embroidery, Silk Organza, Plexiglass, Metal, Photo: Mareike Tocha

Don´t lean in, love, just lose your mouth, a performance by Tabea Marshall and Keta Gavasheli, created for the Installation Subconscious, Performance Documentation, Artothek – Raum für Junge Kunst, 2023, Photo: Lisa Klosterkötter

Don´t lean in, love, just lose your mouth employs physical movement, architectural elements, and introspection to explore listening beyond the act of hearing. The performance is inspired by LaBelle‘s concept of voices influencing one another and creating a shared auditory connection. With sound by Antonia Alessia Virginia and garments by Nora Hansen.

The exhibition Nora Hansen. Subconscious (07.09.-14.10.2023) at Artothek is generously supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne and the Kunststiftung NRW.

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https://kubaparis.com/submission/356029