The exhibition THE DUST OF TIME uses a conversion of the Galerie Haus Bachrach for a group exhibition on current social deconstruction and reconstruction. Old architectural structures have come to light again in the gallery spaces as a result of the conversion. In the same way, many social structures are currently being called into question, overturned, stirred up, destroyed and…
We are probably all hoping for a good new start on many issues.
For the ancient Egyptians, the scarab was a symbol of death, rebirth and wealth. Our native dung beetle is related to this pill-popper – the beetles roll balls of dung into which they lay their eggs. The larvae eat dung and grow into magnificent, iridescent beetles.
As is so often the case, nature provides the perfect example of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth.
DUST OF TIME
Participating artists: WOLFGANG BELLWINKEL | THOMAS BRUNS | JOHANNES BUSS | SASKIA GLÜCKAUF | ALEX HILBERT | MAGDALENA HOHLWEG | TANZCOMPAGNIE ERIC JAEGER | MEIKE LOTHMANN | HELGA NTEPHE | MICHELINE MOHR | ANDREAS PINKOW | MICHAEL REUTER | HEINZ SAUER | HEINER SCHÄFER | KAROLIN SCHWAB | HEIDI SILL | THOMAS STRUTH | IRENE WARNKE | MARTIN ZELLERHOFF
