o perde
In her work, installation and conceptual artist Renata Lucas references sociocultural conventions, unconscious conditioning, behavioral norms, and influences of the built environment in order to challenge viewer expectations through site-specific interventions. Through seemingly random encounters that occur at the respective exhibition venues, Lucas undermines social boundaries and promotes new social dynamics.
With 'o perde' (2024), a two-part work at n.b.k. and neugerriemschneider, Renata Lucas invites us to playfully explore the relationship between interaction and absence. At neugerriemschneider, a billiard table serves as a participatory sculpture – visitors can play on it. However, rather than the balls being gathered once pocketed, they move away from the table – across the floor and through walls – disappearing from the players’ radius of action as the game progresses. The billiard table no longer functions as a closed circuit; instead, the work expands into the environment, creating a new kind of playing field that transcends the rules of the game.
Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
Chausseestr. 128/129
10115 Berlin,
Mitte
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Thursday
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