Maria Eichhorn
Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Venice, Italy
April 23 – November 27, 2022
“The title of Maria Eichhorn’s project, Relocating a Structure, can be interpreted in a figurative sense. ‘Relocating a structure’ to a new context may refer not only to the architecture and history of the German Pavilion, but also to fundamental issues of human existence and ethical responsibility.“
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Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Foundations of the rear wall from 1909; rear wall of the building from 1909, interior wall from 1938, demolished in 1964; wall lettering; chimney from an earlier building (undated); doorway to the right side room from 1909, walled up in 1912, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe
Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Join between sections of the building from 1909 and 1938; wall lettering; doorway
to the left front side room from 1909, walled up in 1938; doorway to the left rear side room from 1909, walled
up in 1928; foundations of the rear wall from 1909; rear wall of the building from 1909, interior wall from 1938, demolished in 1964, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe
Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Wall lettering; doorway to the main space from 1909, walled up in 1912, reopened in 1928, walled up in 1938; doorway to the left front side room from 1909, walled up in 1938; wall from 1909 between two side rooms, demolished in 1938; doorway to the left rear side room from 1909, walled up in 1928; doorway to the main space from 1909, walled up in 1912, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe
Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Rear wall of the building from 1909, plastered as an interior wall in 1938; join between sections of the building from 1909 and 1938; wall lettering; doorway to the left front side room from 1909, walled up in 1938; doorway to the left rear side room from 1909, walled up in 1928; rear wall of the building from 1909, interior wall from 1938, demolished in 1964; foundations of the rear wall from 1909, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe
Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Doorway to the main space from 1909, walled up in 1938; wall lettering, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe
Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Doorway to the left rear side room from 1909, walled up in 1928; foundations of the rear wall from 1909; join between sections of the building from 1909 and 1938; rear wall of the building from 1909, interior wall from 1938, demolished in 1964; wall lettering; doorway to the right side room from 1909, walled up in 1912, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild- Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe
Maria Eichhorn, Relocating a Structure. German Pavilion 2022, 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2022, detail: Joins between sections of the building from 1909 and 1938; wall lettering; doorway to the left rear side room from 1909, walled up in 1928; foundations of the rear wall from 1909; rear wall of the building from 1909, interior wall from 1938, demolished in 1964; doorway to the right side room from 1909, walled up in 1912, exhibition view, © Maria Eichhorn / VG Bild- Kunst, Bonn 2022, photo: Jens Ziehe