Thank you Bold Journey Magazine. It was a pleasure to get to touch on my work’s focus on connection and the brain, sources of inspiration and my collective, Gonzomechanics' recent project with Kunstfest Weimar last month.
Thank you to Katherin Gutierrez, Carlos Santos and Alena Schmick for their amazing photos as always.
Full article below:
https://boldjourney.com/kathryn-gohmert/
MEHR MENSCH ALS MENSCH: Gonzomechanics | Kunstfest Weimar
MEHR MENSCH ALS MENSCH (MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN)
GONZOMECHANICS
VERNISSAGE: 24. August, 2024, 6 pm / 18 Uhr
Stockwerk e.V.
24 August - 6 September, 2024
(Wed. - Sat. Sa, 4 - 7 pm)
The project MEHR MENSCH ALS MENSCH (More Human Than Human) by Gonzomechanics aims to promote cultural exchange and diversity using the experiences of local communities and their stories to alter artificial intelligence (and therefore humanity). In short, using technology to become better humans.
Gonzomechanics is an international artist collective consisting of Caitlin Pickall, Chen Hangfeng, Kathryn Gohmert, Gökçen Dilek Acay and Laurent Lettrée, founded by artist Kathryn Gohmert. With a focus on interactive machines and installations, Gonzomechanics develops new forms of behavior and thought that result from viewer participation with its inventions.
During Kunstfest Weimar 2024, Gonzomechanics presents its first public project at Stockwerk Weimar and holds a series of events involving the local community. Through workshops and interactive performances, Gonzomechanics collects stories and experiences, using them as a starting point to subsequently diversify AI. In MEHR MENSCH ALS MENSCH, Gonzomechanics seeks to improve the world by using technology to enhance more empathy for other people and more visibility for the stories of the marginalized.
Gonzomechanics wants to destabilize the current trend of war by finding a way to create more understanding and connection between people using their art as a catalyst.
This project was generously funded by Kulturdirektion Weimar with cooperation from Lebenshilfe Weimar.
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Das Projekt MEHR MENSCH ALS MENSCH (MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN) des Kollektiv Gonzomechanics soll kulturellen Austausch und Vielfalt fördern, in dem es die Erfahrungen lokaler Gemeinschaften und ihrer Geschichten nutzt, um künstliche Intelligenz (und damit die Menschheit) zu verändern.
In MEHR MENSCH ALS MENSCH versucht Gonzomechanics die Welt zu verbessern, indem es Technologie einsetzt, um bestimmte menschliche Qualitäten des Kollektivs zu verbessern: mehr Empathie für andere Menschen und mehr Sichtbarkeit für die Geschichten der Ausgegrenzten. Gonzomechanics will den aktuellen Trend zum Krieg destabilisieren, indem wir einen Weg finden, durch unsere Kunst mehr Verständnis und Verbindung zwischen den Menschen zu schaffen.
Gonzomechanics ist ein internationales Künstler*innenkollektiv bestehend aus Caitlin Pickall, Kathryn Gohmert, Chen Hangfeng, Gökçen Dilek Acay und Laurent Lettrée, gegründet von der Künstlerin Kathryn Gohmert. Mit dem Schwerpunkt auf interaktiven Maschinen und Installationen entwickelt Gonzomechanics neue Formen des Verhaltens und Denkens, die sich aus der Beteiligung des Betrachters an seinen Erfindungen ergeben.
Dieses Projekt wird dankenswerterweise von der Kulturdirektion Weimar gefördert.
DIE KUNST IST EINE TOCHTER DER FREIHEIT | EIGENHEIM Weimar
My painting, Angst frisst die Seele auf, is part of DIE KUNST IST EINE TOCHTER DER FREIHEIT exhibition at EIGENHEIM Weimar, opening 24 August. Visit the EIGENHEIM website for more info.
Opening 24.08. from 7 p.m., duration 24.08. – 28.09.2024, location EIGENHEIM Weimar, Asbachstraße 1, 99423 Weimar, participating artists Adam Noack, Anna Schimkat, Anna Bittersohl, Benedikt Braun, Claus Bach, Elisa Jule Braun, Enrico Freitag, Fernando Sánchez Castillo, Frederik Foert, Gökçen Dilek Acay, Kathryn Gohmert, Konstantin Bayer, Michal Schmidt, Moritz Stumm, Naomi Tereza Salmon, Philipp Kummer, Schorsch Kamerun, Sebastian Jung, Schröter and Berger, Timo Herbst and Marcus Nebe, Tommy Neuwirth
We want to take a stand because there is a lot at stake. On September 1, 2024, state elections will take place in Thuringia and Saxony, and a trend seems to be taking hold here too, which is currently occupying and dividing not only Germany and Europe, but also global politics. Populists and right-wing political currents are gaining more and more influence, and the causes and possible effects on politics, the economy and culture are being discussed at all levels.
The aim of this exhibition is to stand up for the fact that innovation, prosperity, cultural diversity and overall social responsibility can only flourish in a world characterized by internationality, equality and freedom.
Art and the City | Max Planck Institute
I'm very honored to be one of the speakers at the 6th International ART and the CITY Conference at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (MPI-MMG) Göttingen.
It is a pleasure to be able to speak about my practice with the great minds in this lineup.
It is still possible to register as a visitor for the conference until May 31 here.
she/her | Ro2 Art, Dallas
The SHE/HER group show opens at ro2 art Dallas this Saturday, 18 March, with the vernissage from 7 - 10 pm (2606 Bataan St). It’s a pleasure having drawings from my isolation series included with work by these talented artists.
Artists included: Allison Belliveau-Proulx, Gillian Bradshaw-Smith, Catherine Cornelius, Kathryn Gohmert, Candace Hicks, Bumin Kim, Hanna Kratsman-Robles, Yuni Lee, Julie Libersat, Yasuyo Maruyama, Jeanne Neal, Hayley Quentin, Cat Rigdon, Kathy Robinson-Hays, Dee Shapiro, Erica Stephens, Laura Lawson, Carroll Swenson-Roberts, Marilyn Waligore, Peggy Wauters, and Lillian Young.
Image: Untitled 41 (Isolation), 2022, Kathryn gohmert / 14.8 x 21 cm / Ink, graphite and oil pastel on paper
Performance + Artist Talk | RO2 Art, Dallas
You are warmly welcome to
my performance Brain Chorus
and artist talk at RO2 Art Dallas
to celebrate the finissage of my
solo show FUTURA CEREBRA
this Saturday, 18 February, 2023.
Performance | Artist Talk
18 February, 2023
1 pm (Dallas) / 20 Uhr (Berlin)
PERFORMANCE:
"Kathryn Gohmert performs Brain Chorus live at RO2 Art in Dallas on the finissage of her solo exhibition FUTURA CEREBRA with EIGENHEIM Weimar/Berlin."
In person and livestream.
1 pm (Dallas) / 20 Uhr (Berlin)
ARTIST TALK:
Yuni Lee and Kathryn Gohmert discuss in a joint artist talk at RO2 Art in Dallas, the paths their different work takes in exploring the brain/mind."
In person and livestream.
2 pm (Dallas) / 21 Uhr (Berlin)
FINISSAGE:
The FUTURA CEREBRA solo exhibition finishes at EIGENHEIM Weimar with the performance and artist talk livestreamed during the celebration.
18.02.2023 / 1 p.m. (Dallas) / 8 p.m. (Berlin)
BRAINS + MINDS: FUTURA CEREBRA + MINDSCAPES
Kathryn Gohmert & Yuni Lee
Artist Talk & Performance @Ro2 Art Gallery & EIGENHEIM Weimar
The mind and brain come together through two international solo exhibitions: FUTURA CEREBRA (Future Brains) of Kathryn Gohmert at EIGENHEIM in Weimar, Germany and MINDSCAPES of Yuni Lee at RO2 Art in Dallas, Texas. Both series and artists intersect on Feb 18 at an event live streamed at both galleries: Kathryn Gohmert performs Brain Chorus live at RO2 Art (amid the breathtaking MINDSCAPES paintings of Yuni Lee) on the finissage of her solo exhibition in Weimar. Yuni Lee and Kathryn Gohmert then both discuss in a live streamed artist talk, the different paths their work takes in exploring the brain and mind, and the goals, challenges and processes of their separate practices.
BRAIN CHORUS:
The video performance Brain Chorus mimes and explores the human journey, from birth into making connection, migration and then, finally, death. We navigate our lives in near chaos, constructing codes to turn nonsense into sense, finding and losing connection, hoping then aging then dying (before starting over, reborn into something else). The value of life is brought into sharp focus in this piece in appreciating death in its periphery. Original electronic score by Bakläxa. Special thanks to Johannes Heller.
Ro2 Art Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in Dallas' Tin District, just West of Downtown Dallas, that represents a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established contemporary artists. A second location, Ro2 Art Projects, in The Cedars Neighborhood of Dallas, focuses on emerging artists, curator-led exhibitions, and an artist-in-residence. The gallery, founded in 2010 by mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth, regularly collaborates with organizations such as The MAC and Cedars Union, and is a proud member of CADD - Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas. Ro2 Art has twice been named Dallas Observer's “Best Art Gallery” and was presented with the 25th Annual Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. The gallery’s art fair program has included the Dallas Art Fair, Texas Contemporary, and Art Aspen.
EIGENHEIM Weimar was founded as a space for contemporary art and communication in Weimar in 2006. Since 2016, with the support of the city of Weimar, EIGENHEIM Weimar has been at home in the gardener's house of the Weimarhallenpark, directly adjacent to the Bauhaus Museum. In addition to classical solo and group exhibitions, regular concerts and readings, project-related, curated thematic exhibitions are realized with the city of Weimar, the Cultural Foundation of Thuringia, the Bauhaus University Weimar, the Goethe Institute or the Kunstfest Weimar. EIGENHEIM Berlin moved into spacious premises on Linienstraße in Berlin Mitte in 2015. From 2018 to 2022, the gallery was present in Kantstraße in Charlottenburg.With the Berlin branch, the gallery expands its scope for exhibitions of its in-house artists* and the many curated thematic exhibitions with guest artists. The artists represented by EIGENHEIM Berlin work in various fields of the visual arts and convince with a varied portfolio that discusses current social issues and transports contemporary developments in the arts into the exhibition space. Bianka Voigt and Konstantin Bayer are responsible for the gallery.
RO2 Art Gallery:
2606 Bataan St., Dallas, TX, 75212
EIGENHEIM Weimar/Berlin:
Asbachstr. 1, 99423 Weimar, Germany
livestream link:
http://ro2.us/artisttalk
Happy Year of the Rabbit | 新年快乐!
a year of hope!
may we welcome
the abundance
of this
coming year
with an
inner peace.
Wishing you a prosperous
new lunar year.
You are also welcome to the Year of the Rabbit performance and print release (with bakläxa) on Saturday, 21 January at 7 pm as part my solo exhibition ‘FUTURA CEREBRA’ at EIGENHEIM Weimar. ‘FUTURA CEREBRA’ runs until 18 February, 2023.
My solo exhibition ‘DER ZAHN’ also finishes this week at Galerie HELL Berlin. ‘DER ZAHN’ is up until 19 January, 2023.
Christmas Catalog | Eigenheim Weimar/Berlin
Happy Holidays! My newest brain paintings are included in eigenheim weimar / berlin’s Christmas catalog with these other talented artists. More news also coming soon for 2023 …
view the catalog here or on their website.
Wishing everyone some chill and creative downtime with their chosen tribe this season.
MATERIALIZE IT | galerie eigenheim weimar
MATERIALIZE IT: material and its processing
EIGENHEIM Weimar, Asbachstraße 1, Weimar
Opening 22.10.2022, 7 pm
22.10. - 20.11.2022
Participating artists:
Gökçen Dilek Acay, Uli Aigner, Liz Bachhuber, Konstantin Bayer, Christoph Blankenburg
Benedikt Braun, Christian Claus, Frederik Foert, Enrico Freitag, Kathryn Gohmert
Kathrin Henschler, Rainer Jacob, Robert Krainhöfner, Adam Noack, Nina Röder
Stefan Schiek Michal Schmidt, Katrin Steiger, Gabriele Stötzer, José Taborda
„Materialize it“ behandelt die Vielseitigkeit der Materialien in der Kunst und die unterschiedlichen handwerklichen Verarbeitungsmöglichkeiten. Ob Stein, Ton, Holz, Metall, Glas, Plastik oder Öl auf Leinwand – das Material ist grundlegender Ausgangspunkt fast jeden künstlerischen Prozesses und jeder künstlerischen Forschung. Ein passendes Wortspiel für das Einwirken auf und Verändern von natürlichem Rohmaterial im Rahmen des künstlerischen Schöpfungsprozesses bestehend aus einem Dreiklang zwischen Material, intellektueller Leistung und handwerklicher Praxis.
more at galerie eigenheim…
virtual tour | locus anamnesis
Some thoughts and words on my work and practice, as part of this virtual tour of LOCUS ANAMNESIS.
the virtual exhibition is online for five more days, until 28.2.22.
visit locus anamnesis.
Cover Art (in purple) | BELLSAINT'S "WFNEO"
A little late to the game in reposting this Partypartynails remix of the talented Bellsaintmusic’s anthem WFNEO — It’s been a part of my studio playlist this week and this version also features my work ‘Love and Terror’ (2010) with purple overtones.
Love and Terror is a mixed media work from 2010 that was inspired by Emerson’s words in ‘The Problem’ in which life is described as the physical cumulation of decisions we build around us like a house.
In this year of love and terror we’ve all experienced this work feels like an appropriate visual match to Bellsaint’s lyrics, which you can listen to here.
WFNEO lyric video | BELLSAINT
BELLSAINT’s gorgeous animated video for her new single WFNEO, runs its melody along a visual kaleidoscope that includes details from my mixed media work “Love and Terror” as complement to its empowering lyrics.
It’s a pleasure to have my work incorporated in the visual message of this grounding anthem.
more about BELLSAINT here.
more of my mixed media work here.
Love and Terror Cover Art | BELLSAINT'S single "WFNEO"
Really proud to have the piece Love and Terror used as BELLSAINT’s cover art for her new single “WFNEO”.
Love and Terror is a mixed media work from 2010 that was inspired by Emerson’s words in ‘The Problem’ in which life is described as the physical cumulation of decisions we build around us like a house:
“Such and so grew these holy piles / Whilst love and terror laid the tiles.”
I couldn't be happier to collaborate with my sister, combining these two complimentary works and giving voice to an anthem calling for change based on our collective coming together in love and bravery. In her words:
“If you look closely at the painting, you can see this line inscribed on the left edge of the mountain. “Love and terror” feels like a good way to describe the collective trauma we’ve been experiencing during this pandemic (& basically the past 4 years), and it reflects the emotion of “WFNEO” perfectly.”
We f*ing need each other.
Listen on soundcloud below:
KULTURSYMPOSIUM WEIMAR 2019 video
very grateful to goethe-institut and kultursymposium weimar for the video inclusion of accountability machine in action during “die route wird neu berechnet” video released online this week.
(accountability machine caught pointing north at :59)
more about my work here and more about gonzomechanics and its machines here.
KULTURSYMPOSIUM WEIMAR | images
Images from Kultursymposium Weimar’s opening and (and after party) this past weekend, with Accountability Machine interacting on-site. This was a blast.
Read more about how Accountability Machine is trying to save the world.
more about goethe institut’s “DIE ROUTE WIRD NEUE BERECHNET” here.
more about the sculpture Accountability Machine here.
calling blind series
more images from this series can be viewed online here.
inspired by the history of wild turkey hunting, i trained myself to speak the language of these birds in the wildlife of upstate new york over the course of one month. this experience evolved into a series of sound instruments, found object sculptures, drawings and a site-specific installation.
special thanks to the national wild turkey federation, kaylee resha, jerry parham, michael schiavone, brian zielinksi, gene miller, douglas little and residency 108 for their generous support with this body of work.
residency 108 | clermont, new york
as part of residency 108’s artist in residence program, this month i will be realizing an original series of works incorporating the 108 acres as both a starting point and installation site.
while researching and interacting with the landscape and wildlife of the property, i will be documenting my process and work online here.
this project is ongoing from 30 april – 28 may.
STAR NEWS | FACES & TRACES | interview
many thanks to an old friend for pointing me to this much belated interview airing this month about my work and practice during my artist residency in 2014 and 2011 at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai.
It was a pleasure being part of this groundbreaking residency’s 10 year story. Watch to hear more about the Swatch Art Peace hotel artist residency, its founders and its participating artists.
Topics of focus in this interview include my mixed media brain studies from 2011 and how they tie into my current practice and writings (as well as space exploration), with My interview beginning at 21:01.
aera efas | sculpture intervention
about aera efas
this work is an on-site installation on a piece of land in jacksonville, texas, a location harboring increasing anti-immigration sentiment in the last several years.
this structure creates an enclosed space for a chosen subject; the area immediately beneath it is protected from all harmful elements in its surrounding environment.
as sunlight, additional nutrients, gasses necessary for plant life and new seeds are also stopped from entering the secured area, the natural result is a stagnation, decline and eventual decay of the life being contained.
life cannot exist without risk.
more about aera efas.
happy year of the monkey! 新年快乐!
wishing a wonderful new lunar new year to you and your loved ones, with all the playfulness, sociability and creative energy the monkey has to offer.