the creative life under corona

“Poetry slows us down, cherishes small details. A large disaster erases those details. We need poetry for nourishment and for noticing, for the way language and imagery reach comfortably into experience, holding it and connecting it more successfully than any news channel we could name.”

— Naomi Shihab Nye⁣

My fellow artists and I are lucky our profession isn’t limited to good times — that our work grows best under the effects of self isolation and pressure.

Instability has been part of most of our journeys for so long we’ve adapted to it, learning to navigate instead with intuition and grit, letting go of luxuries we never really needed.

Everything will be ok, even though it isn’t right now. Nothing is under control, and it never was.

Let’s keeping making our work.

Happy Year of the Rat | 新年快乐!

wishing a  new  lunar year of  fresh  beginnings to  you  and your loved ones with all the creativity, wit and adaptability the  year  of the  rat  has to offer.

looking forward to  all  the things  ahead  this upcoming year.

新年快乐!

Was Truthähne zum Bauhaus sagen | Moz.de

Moz.de’s words about the DID YOU MEAN BAUHAUS? Exhibition at Galerie Bernau (with some words on my performance with the Callings musical score at the opening).

DID YOU MEAN BAUHAUS is curated by @annkathrinrudorf with photos by @alena_schmick.

The exhibition runs 1 Aug - 20 Sept.

read the entire article here.

Learn more about my calling blind series here.

DID YOU MEAN BAUHAUS? | galerie bernau, bernau bei berlin

drawings from my callings series, a collection of musical scores for wild bird calls, are on view at galerie bernau as part of the group show DID YOU MEAN BAUAHUS? running from 1.08 - 20.09.2019.

the calling blind works explore how the act of calling is a metaphor for human exploration and the vulnerability and bravery involved in the act of waiting with hope.

denise rosero bermúdez, constanza carvajal, ah ram chae, sophie foster, kathryn gohmert, devadeep gupta, stefan lesueur, ma hie, yael peri, yagmur iskin ruzgar, nora spiekerman, edoardo tedde, jakob wirth, wong sze ting, astrid true may, sergio valencia

curated by ann-kathrin rudorf
photos: alena schmick


article in moz.de:  https://bit.ly/2msvwvz 

see more images on instagram here.

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.

KULTURSYMPOSIUM WEIMAR 2019

KULTURSYMPOSIUM WEIMAR 2019 takes place next week, 19 – 21 June at various locations in Weimar.

The theme “die Route wird neu berechnet” (recalculating the route) will be explored in the various lectures, performances, exhibitions and discussions going on during that time, and Compass: Accountability Machine will one of the interactive works featured on-site. Gozomechanics is very pleased to participate as an artist collective.

Visit the KSWE19 website for the lineup of speakers/artists/discussions/performances or find more details about the event on their facebook page.

IMAGINARY BAUHAUS MUSEUM | images

IMAGINARY BAUHAUS MUSEUM is in its last week and on view until June 2 at Schiller-Museum Weimar.

The finissage is on Sunday, June 2, 14 - 18 Uhr.

Accountability Machine (2017) with work by Minhee Ahn in background.

Life is Short, Buy the Shoes (2019) by Moawya Al Kadra

The Midas Touch - Money Talks (2019) by Edoardo Teddes.

Read the Washington Post article talking about the show here.

More about the Imaginary Bauhaus Exhibition here.

Now Germany’s Bauhaus is Getting its Due | The Washington Post

really grateful to the Washington Post for mentioning the imaginary bauhaus museum exhibition in this article exploring the 100 year anniversary of Bauhaus.

Read the whole article, including interview with Danica Dakic, here.

IMAGINARY BAUHAUS MUSEUM | Schiller-Museum, weimar

IMAGINARY BAUHAUS MUSEUM group exhibition opens at Schiller-Museum, Weimar, this Wednesday, 3 April at 18 Uhr.

Please join if you are in the area to explore the utopian possibilities of a future Bauhaus collection. The show runs 3 April – 2 June, 2019.

More info about the exhibition concept, participating artists and opening hours can be found on the IMAGINARY BAUHAUS MUSEUM website or the facebook page.

Leipziger Buchmesse | Thüringer Allgemeine

Thüringer Allgemeine’s Culture section exploring the Leipziger Buchmesse this year. My board game installation, Citizenship: German Edition (2018), is mentioned here in relation to Bauhaus Universität, what books reveal about Homo Sapiens and the concept of exactly what and who is foreign/local today.

The whole article is here in German and English.

WOCHE DER DEMOKRATIE, Angela Merkel | images

some images from the Woche der Demokratie opening at the deutsches nationaltheater, weimar last weekend.

it’s also an honor to have work exhibited in the same building Angela Merkel visited to honor the 100 year anniversary of the Weimar Republic this week (image below courtesy of @stadtweimar).

(image @stadtweimar)

more here about the Woche der Demokratie exhibition at the deutsches nationaltheater, weimar and why this year is such an important year for german history.

WOCHE DER DEMOKRATIE | deutsches nationaltheater, weimar

thank you to everyone that visited and took part in WOCHE DER DEMOKRATIE at the deutsches nationaltheater in weimar over the last 10 days. it was lovely interacting with you.

also very honored that angela merkel visited the deutsches nationaltheater during the exhibition to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the weimar republic.

photos of chancellor merkel’s visit to the exhibition.

more images of accountability machine on display during woche der demokratie can be found on instagram via: @kathryngohmert or @gonzomechanicsstudio.

WOCHE DER DEMOKRATIE | deutsches nationaltheater, weimar

very pleased to have recent work included in the WOCHE DER DEMOKRATIE opening this friday, 1 february, at the deutsches nationaltheater in weimar.

this will also be the public debut of the gonzomechanics artist collective, as we show the interactive sculpture, compass: accountability machine together. 
the exhibition celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the meeting of the national assembly in weimar in 1919 which began the famous weimar republic.

the full line-up of lectures, performances and concerts can be found on the WOCHE DER DEMOKRATIE website, and image updates can followed on instagram.

MANIFEST OF PRACTICE | images

Thank you to everyone that joined the Manifest of Practice exhibition vernissage at the Thüringer Staatskanzlei in Berlin and made the opening so memorable.

It’s a pleasure to be part of the 100 Years of Bauhaus anniversary with the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, its team and its alumni.

See more images and videos from the night on @gonzomechanicstudio’s instagram and how gonzomechanics is trying to save the world with more about our artists here.

The exhibition runs until 1 Feb.

MANIFEST OF PRACTICE | thüringer staatskanzlei, berlin

incredibly honored to have work featured in the manifest of practice exhibition opening this week with great minds from bauhaus-universität weimar as part of bauhaus 100.

the show runs 17 jan – 1 feb at the thüringer staatskanzlei in berlin

opening hours are monday – friday, 9 – 18 uhr.

more information on the manifest of practice exhibition website and more about gonzomechanics on our website and @gonzomechanicsstudio on instagram.

360° Exhibition Tour of Deutschland... | Art@Berlin

Now a 360° gallery visit of the Deutchland... exhibition at Galerie Eigenheim is available online courtesy of ART@Berlin.

Visitors on this site can now view my board game installation, Citizenship: German Edition (pictured below) as well as work from the other artists from the convenience of their preferred screen (although still not the same as an in-person visit).

Visit the show in person until 21 December at Galerie Eigenheim’s Charlottenburg location.

DEUTSCHLAND… vernissage | galerie eigenheim, berlin

thank you to all that joined the vernissage of the DEUTSCHLAND… exhibition at galerie eigenheim berlin.

the interactive work, citizenship: german edition, will be installed on site for the length of the show, 27 oct – 21 dec, 2018 at kantstraße 28, charlottenberg, berlin.

see the galerie eigenheim website or facebook page for more info.

DEUTSCHLAND… vernissage | galerie eigenheim, berlin

my new interactive game, citizenship: german edition, will be on display in the exhibition, DEUTSCHLAND…, opening this friday, 26 oct., at galerie eigenheim berlin to celebrate the limited edition artists’ book.

the show runs 27 oct. – 21 dec., 2018, at galerie eigenheim’s berlin location (kantstraße 28, 10623)

opening: friday, 26 oct., 19 uhr

see the facebook page for more information.

DEUTSCHLAND… | positions berlin art fair

i’m proud to have my newest work included in this artist’s book with so many talented other artists. my interactive board game, citizenship: german edition, is installed on site and can be played  while the show runs. this game navigates players (using stamps as game tokens)  through the joys and agonies on the path to german citizenship by means of learning a complicated language, paying taxes, adapting to dramatic weather and partying in berlin.

selections of this artist’s book are on display this weekend, 9 - 12 September at booth B09 at the positions berlin art fair.

the publication DEUTSCHLAND… is on view until 4 October at galerie eigenheim weimar and can be found at their weimar location (asbachstraße 1, 99423) or their newly-opened berlin space (kantstraße 28, 10623, charlottenburg) .

details are below in german, or on the galerie eigenheim website.

DEUTSCHLAND… die 3. Edition von Eigenheim Weimar/Berlin

Eröffnung 24.08.2018 um 19 Uhr / Dauer 25.08. – 04.10.2018 / Ort Eigenheim Weimar (im Gärtnerhaus des Weimarhallenparks, Asbachstr.1, 99423 Weimar) / beteiligte Künstler Gökçen Dilek Acay / Akinbode Akinbiyi / Johannes Albers / Claus Bach / Konstantin Bayer / Marc Bijl / Anna Bittersohl / Benedikt Braun / Frederik Foert / Enrico Freitag / Kathryn Gohmert / Rayk Goetze / Marc Jung / Mischa Leinkauf / Berit Mücke / Timo Herbst und Marcus Nebe / Adam Noack / Nina Röder / Naomi Tereza Salmon / Anna Schimkat / Heike Stephan / Zentrum für Politische Schönheit / Julia Scorna / Gabriele Stötzer / Ulrike Theusner / Philip Topolovac / Christian Werner / Reinhard Zabka

Nach den beiden erfolgreichen Editionen zum Thema 10 Jahre Galerie Eigenheim (2016) und Handlungsanweisungen in der Kunst (2017) widmet sich Eigenheim Weimar/Berlin im Jahr 2018 dem Thema Deutschland…

Zusammen mit 28 nationalen und internationalen Künstlern diskutieren wir das Bild dieser Nation von heute, setzen uns mit der Geschichte auseinander und beschäftigen uns mit individuell biografischen Blickwinkeln auf dieses Land. Die Edition erscheint in einer Auflage von 12, im Format A3, in einer leinengebundenen Box und vereint Malerei, Druckgrafik, Fotografie, Installation, Sound- und Videoarbeiten. Mehr Informationen zur Ausstellung, den Arbeiten und den Künstlern finden Sie auf unserer Webseite. Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch zur Eröffnung, zu den Öffnungszeiten oder jederzeit nach Vereinbarung.