Based on a quote by William Blake, the exhibition "I sought my soul" deals with a contemporary reinterpretation of romanticism, the sublime in the world.
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- Contributors: Rachel Rossin, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Lu Yang, David Rappenau, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Ivana Bašić, Kiani del Valle
- Curators: Anneli Botz and Tiffany Zabludowicz
The basic idea is that in a globally mixed time, there is an increased longing for otherworldly and collective direction. Spirituality, astrology, new religions and mysticism have become increasingly socially acceptable. In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the question of identity, of the self, is fundamentally new.
Using eleven artists, "I sought my soul" examines the phenomenon of a new autonomy in a utopia of unification: of ethnic and social origin, sexuality, technological progress, spiritual awakening, religion and worldview.
As in Blake's quote, the exhibition in the church of St. Elisabeth in Berlin focuses on the element of togetherness, of mutual help. The singular society living in simulation takes a back seat. Instead of resigning itself to technological progress and global irritation, the artists take a progressive approach to the future.
The here and now is linked to the world of technology, artificial intelligence becomes part of identity, in a fluid transition with the question of gender and origin.
