Finnland-Institut

Bild 1: Foto (Ausschnitt): Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz
Bild 2–3: Finnland Institut Berlin | Reaching Grasping Wondering | Installation view 2026 © Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz
Bild 4: © Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz, „Supernature“ (2019, Siebdruck auf Pigmentdruck)
Bild 5: “Soft Code” (Handwoven, digital Jacquard | binarycode, 100 x 170 cm each, unique) © Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz
Bild 6: “Vom Fremdsein in der Welt“ (Analogue silver gelatin print, 139 x 169 cm, unframed) © Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz

Currently on view at the Finnland-Institut, Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz’ photographic works, alongside the works that emerge from photographs, bring together a selection of pieces created over the past few years, which subtly continues the enduring presence of materiality running throughout the artist’s practice. How does one engage with the inarticulate? How does one touch the immaterial? In the Supernature series, objects become autonomous and detached from their original environments, creating an alienating effect and challenging a vague sense of familiarity. The dislocation of body parts removed…