Karl 7
I consulted with all my neighbors and planned who would turn all the lights in their respective apartments on or off in order to draw a heart on the facade.
I’ve since moved, but at the time of the exhibition and the creation of this work, I lived on Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and was very concerned with the topic of neighborhood.
In a street and environment that is hardly designed to human standards, the feeling of closeness is lost very quickly.
This work aims to reappropriate a symbol that can be considered very cute, snug, or kitschy and reclaim its true meaning
as a symbol of togetherness and neighborliness, literally.
Hannah Rettl - Karl 7 - Digital print, lightbox - 80 x 80 x 140 mm - 2024Shown 2024 as part of the exhibition Clearing at Studio Hanniball, Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin
I consulted with all my neighbors and planned who would turn all the lights in their respective apartments on or off in order to draw a heart on the facade.
I’ve since moved, but at the time of the exhibition and the creation of this work, I lived on Karl-Liebknecht-Straße and was very concerned with the topic of neighborhood.
In a street and environment that is hardly designed to human standards, the feeling of closeness is lost very quickly.
This work aims to reappropriate a symbol that can be considered very cute, snug, or kitschy and reclaim its true meaning
as a symbol of togetherness and neighborliness, literally.
Hannah Rettl - Karl 7 - Digital print, lightbox - 80 x 80 x 140 mm - 2024Shown 2024 as part of the exhibition Clearing at Studio Hanniball, Pappelallee 15, 10437 Berlin
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