For Art Düsseldorf 2024, nouveaux deuxdeux presents works by artist Mona Schulzek (*1992) from two distinct series.
Exploring the connection between humanity and the cosmos is a central theme in Schulzek’s young oeuvre.
Since childhood, she’s been fascinated by space and its associated phenomena—such as the vastness, the deep blackness, and the unknown.
Schulzek continually situates humanity within the context of these cosmic phenomena.
At Art Düsseldorf, visitors become resonating bodies within the macrocosm, bridging the Earth’s depths and outer space, experienced not just visually, but also through sound and physical sensation. Schulzek’s installation ‚Spitting off the Edge of the World‘ (2023) emits a deep hum, enhancing the immersive experience.
The pipes emit a frequency of approximately 16 Hz. This is a subcontra-C, often referred to in the context of organ music as the ‚Demutston‘ marking the threshold of human auditory perception.
With her series ‚Atmosphere ≠ Totality‘ (2023), Schulzek focuses on the various spheres framing human existence. In dioramas, she captures relics from both the Earth’s interior and outer space in metallic mounts, creating a sense of weightlessness. Whether lava rocks or meteorite fragments, these pieces serve as ambassadors from distant worlds, blurring the line between earthly and extraterrestrial origins.
Schulzek has won the art prize ‚junger westen‘ 2023 and a ‚Max Ernst scholarship‘ in 2019. She completed her studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy as a master student under Gregor Schneider.
Exploring the connection between humanity and the cosmos is a central theme in Schulzek’s young oeuvre.
Since childhood, she’s been fascinated by space and its associated phenomena—such as the vastness, the deep blackness, and the unknown.
Schulzek continually situates humanity within the context of these cosmic phenomena.
At Art Düsseldorf, visitors become resonating bodies within the macrocosm, bridging the Earth’s depths and outer space, experienced not just visually, but also through sound and physical sensation. Schulzek’s installation ‚Spitting off the Edge of the World‘ (2023) emits a deep hum, enhancing the immersive experience.
The pipes emit a frequency of approximately 16 Hz. This is a subcontra-C, often referred to in the context of organ music as the ‚Demutston‘ marking the threshold of human auditory perception.
With her series ‚Atmosphere ≠ Totality‘ (2023), Schulzek focuses on the various spheres framing human existence. In dioramas, she captures relics from both the Earth’s interior and outer space in metallic mounts, creating a sense of weightlessness. Whether lava rocks or meteorite fragments, these pieces serve as ambassadors from distant worlds, blurring the line between earthly and extraterrestrial origins.
Schulzek has won the art prize ‚junger westen‘ 2023 and a ‚Max Ernst scholarship‘ in 2019. She completed her studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy as a master student under Gregor Schneider.
