The Berlin-based duo Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard & Zayne Armstrong present a looping sculpture made in collaboration with students from Stadtschule Schlüchtern. A large-scale collage of recycled product packaging forms the scenographic backdrop of a descending elevator. Mounted on a hand-operated scrolling mechanism, it unfolds as an interactive panorama, inviting the audience on a ride into an imagined underworld.

The co-authored large-scale painting/collage/backdrop references Dante's Divine Comedy. Rather than focusing on the Christian ideology of Dante’s vision, the duo wants to make advertisements for each layer of where we live, the visible built and non-human environment, but also the parts we can’t see, like the various layers of what we think is below and above us, the sky, and the roots of trees, but also what's beyond that?

This one-time event will lead up to the duo's upcoming show at die raum, which will open in September 2026.

die raum

die raum is a 5 m2 purpose-built project space in Prenzlauerberg, founded in 2011. The BARarchitects designed the exhibition space as an integral part of a building that includes workshops, studios, a restaurant, a shop, and apartments. It is conceived as an experimental site creating a dynamic 'membrane' between the building and street life. Therefore, every exhibition project is produced for die raum and engages in a dialogue with the architectural and social context of the space. All shows are accessible 24/7, much like a public sculpture.

The exhibition projects, as well as special events such as performances, concerts, and talks, are accompanied by a poster with a format that reflects the physical dimensions of die raum. The poster functions as an additional contextualizing platform for the contextualization of each exhibition project and is co-designed by each artist.

die raum was initially founded by curator Lotte Møller and visual artist Jesper Dyrehauge. Since 2015, the project space has been run solely by the former. die raum aims to create a varied program to reach local and international audiences, as well as passers-by.

Founded: 2011