Sun. 25.06.2023 | 16:00-19:00
with: Jens Pecho, Arkadij Koscheew
Exhibition
[52.478636, 13.413918], near Ballonhaus Deutscher Wetterdienst,
Tempelhofer Feld, 12101 Berlin-Tempelhof
CCCCCOMA Couples is a recurring exhibition format in which a pair of lovers create a collaborative work of art. The exhibition series focuses on questions of collaborative work, intimacy, and the private in public space. The medium of the work is open. The prerequisite for the collaboration is that the individuals are art or culture professionals, although they do not necessarily have to be visual artists. The exhibition venue is personally connected to the couple and is determined by them. For the second edition of our series we have invited Jens Pecho and Arkadij Koscheew. The multimedia works of Berlin-based artist Jens Pecho (*1978 in Frankfurt am Main) develop from a strong interest in language, by means of which he stages contextual shifts. In this way he brings to light the subtexts of supposedly familiar concepts and everyday situations. Arkadij Koscheew (*1993 in Moscow) is a cultural scientist and curator who works, among others, for the n.b.k.. There he was most recently responsible for an exhibition with the net art pioneers YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES. Pecho and Koscheew have chosen Tempelhofer Feld as the exhibition venue. Against the backdrop of the looming Berlin government coalition of SPD and CDU, a possible peripheral development of Tempelhofer Feld is also coming back into focus. Pecho and Koscheew take this as an opportunity to make a symbolic border development of the field - in the form of two birdhouses based on the architecture of the party headquarters of both parties. As amateur ornithologists and long-time residents of Neukölln, Pecho and Koscheew refer with the erection of the birdhouses to the questioning of the referendum on the preservation of the Tempelhofer Feld in 2014. In doing so, they also bring into focus the potential endangerment of valuable urban nature and open space for people, animals and plants.
CCCCCOMA e.V. (Curational Collective Connecting Concepts of Communication and Art) is a collaborative platform for contemporary art founded by Linda Peitz. Their exhibition formats explore the possibilities and impossibilities of communication in our time. Starting from a dominant discrepancy between global connectivity and the growing loneliness of the individual in today's urban jungle, CCCCCOMA seeks moments of direct communication and intimate exchange.
The collective intervenes mainly in non-art spaces, developing and realizing projects in close collaboration with local people and participating artists. The aim of the initiative is to bring together different contexts and cultural sectors, to break down fears of contact and to establish a sustainable dialogue between existing urban and social structures, artistic positions and audiences. In recurring formats such as CCCCCOMA Collab (collaboration with already existing institutions such as the queer- feminist bookstore She Said in Neukölln) or CCCCCOMA Couples (artistic collaboration of two people who are in a love relationship), the initiative is always looking for new forms of interaction and creative collaboration.
Seating: Blankets on the lawn
Age groups: Suitable for all ages
Languages: For the most part, no language skills are required. Digital translation tools are available in case of need.
Wheelchair users | Buggies: Barrier-free accessibility
Hearing impaired | Deaf people: There are further explanations through reading material about the event.
Neurodiversity: We specifically address individuals and are always approachable.
Blind people: Assistance in exploring the artwork through touch and verbal explanations by the team.