Ernst Museum Shows ?Related Space?

The exhibition, dubbed Related Spaces, seeks to answer questions about space and its relation to art. How do we perceive architectural spaces, and in particular, what kind of associations do we have with exhibition spaces and gallery interiors? How film and architecture are related, and how the experience of architecture is captured and represented in different media of contemporary art? 
 

The starting point for the Related Spaces exhibition was provided by the building of Ernst Museum, its specific interior and its position in the surrounding urban environment, the museum says of the show. Bringing together participants from various fields of visual arts, Related Spaces focuses on the relation between space, history, vision and architecture and on the phenomenology and analytics of the perception of architectural space. The exhibition considers the parallels between certain contemporary art practices (like installation art, performance, photography and time-based media) and architecture as object, medium, experience and environment. The title, Related Spaces is a reference to the interrelated discursive fields surrounding architectural issues and to presentations and representations of architecture through various media.

One of the most spectacular projects of the exhibition, a Climbing the Ernst ? High on Art by the Space Detournement Working Group reflects on questions of the location/presence of the museum in public space, and on the relationship of the art institution and its visitors. The artists propose an alternative to the traditional entrance to the museum: climbing up the ?climbing wall? designed by the artists, entering through the window, passers-by or visitors can access the exhibition space free of charge.

Walk in (untitled), a photo installation by Gabriella Csoszó is based on walking and exploration. In Csoszó?s spatial-essay, the photos show spaces inside the museum when they are vacant, that is, they are in a state in which visitors practically never see them. At the same time, due to the changing focus of the photographs, their dramaturgy of lights, minute events that refer to the use of space also take on a scenic character. 

 

The exhibition features the work of Gabriella Csoszó, Josef Dabernig, Andreas Fogarasi, Ursula Mayer, Space Detournement Working Group, Adrien Tirtiaux, Mona Vatamanu and Florin Tudorb. It runs from September 15 until October 24.