Exhibition Text
"Zwei Hände formen ein I-. Der Blick ist konzentriert.
-C-H. Kurzes Innehalten.
Etwas leuchtet in der Sonne auf und der Blick wandert. In einem winzigen Raum herum, stellt scharf und schweift wieder ab.
Ein Schatten bewegt sich und vier Augen erkennen sich.
Die Hände formen ein S-.
Fast über ein Kabel am Boden gestolpert, bleibt der Blick zwischen Fenster und Fenster hängen. Und wandert hinaus.
Die Hände formen ein -A-G-E während die Königin ebenfalls aus dem Fenster sieht."
Stella Osen and Sabrina Podemski, how to hidegger, 2026 (excerpt)
Emerging from the shared interests of IMAI and the Deaf People's City Association, as well as the spatial proximity of the association and the Storage Museum, the idea for this joint exhibition developed from the collections of the two Düsseldorf-based institutions. VALIE EXPORT’s video work Sehtext: Fingergedicht (1968/1973), from the IMAI collection, was the first piece we viewed together. In a variation of the two-handed fingerspelling alphabet, the artist spells out—freely after the philosopher Martin Heidegger—“ICH SAGE DIE ZEIGE MIT DEN ZEICHEN IM ZEIGEN DER SAGE.” Her signs, equally enigmatic to all involved, shaped and accompanied our exchange around the work. The piece became the point of departure for a shared reflection on meaning and interpretation, on understanding and misunderstanding, and on the forms, techniques, and hierarchies of communication.
Artists
Raymond Antrobus, Michael M.C. Driesch, Manuel Dück, Lucie Gorzolka, Akiko Hada, Jonas Hohnke, Alisa Kulesh, Seo Hye Lee, Paula Rinderle, Miriam Schenkirz, Linda Skellington, VALIE EXPORT
Curatorial Team
Roman Poryadin (Deaf People's City Association), Stella Osen und Sabrina Podemski (Storage Museum), Judith Greitemann und Linnea Semmerling (IMAI)
Venue
Storage Museum
Himmelgeister Str. 107
40225 Düsseldorf
Thu – Sun, 2 – 6 PM
The entry is free.
Registration is not required, but welcome.
Accessibility
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Assistant dogs are welcome
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The Storage Museum is fully accessible at ground level. Parking is available on-site, and assistance can be provided. Part of the path is cobblestone. The museum has a wheelchair-accessible, gender-neutral restroom. More information: https://storagemuseum.org/kontakt
