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The exhibition comprised a representative selection of photographs by renowned German photo-journalist and traveller Leonore Mau. Presented next to a 16 minute audio interview with her, conducted by the artist, a reprint of selected magazine contributions by Mau from 1962–92 was featured.

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Als Gast von Hinrich Sachs: Leonore Mau, Fotografin

2002

An iconographic flow – presented as a lecture performance including slides and video material – traces evidence of powerful relationsships between mining industry, space discourse, and educational narratives.

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The Matter of the Image. On Raw Materials, Lego, and Outer Space

2013 –

Puppet characters from different national versions of the children’s TV program Sesame Street have been materialised as human size costumes. The hybrid group appears in a theatre-like setting, against a background of a painted city panorama, activating the space of the exhibition, which constitutes the work.

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Kami, Khokha, Bert and Ernie (expanding)

2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2019

Display of a particular, thematically meandering selection of printed matter, alluding to topics like “mask”, “speech” and “cultures”. Compiled from existing publications and ephemera by the artist, or by other artists and writers, it was layed out towards the gallery window.

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‹Hinrich Sachs›

1994

A canvas sewn the size of the foresail on the historical ship San Ignacio de Loyola is installed in the museum’s permanent collection…

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No hay puntada sin hilo / Ez du pausorik debalde ematen / There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch / On n’a rien sans rien

2023

A poster announces an event, for which guests from different professional backgrounds are invited to a public debate in relation to a complete set of the international editions of ELLE magazine. Franchised around the world, the issue of ELLE on display appears in its today 32 different regional editions, all published in the same month.

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That We Know / Ce qu’on sait / Was man weiss

1994 - ongoing