energy rising 

until November 2, 2023

nova space
Schiller-Museum 
Schillerstr. 12
99423 Weimar 

with 
Stefan Alber, Rachel Elizabeth Ashton, Cecilia Bengolea, Immanuel Birkert, Lars Blum / Marlene Ruther, Lilly Braatz, Raphael Haider, Judith Hopf, Christin Kaiser, Robert Keil, Gašper Kunšič, Thuy-Tien Nguyen, Lucila Pacheco Dehne, Eduardo José Rubio Parra, Leon Purtscher, Shirin Sabahi, Wolfgang Tillmans, Charlotte Walter, 360° Bildung 

‘Episode 05 - energy rising’ is the fifth and final chapter of the POWER HOUSE exhibition. In line with Episodes 01-04, it takes up the initial concept of the POWER HOUSE formulated at the beginning of the year as a power station and generator of (creative) energies, ideas and processes. 

The exhibition focuses on artworks of manifold mediums that explicitly deal with physical and imagined energy flows and streams, explosive or implosive states, and the effects on the psychological as well as physical condition. It places the POWER of the POWER HOUSE at the center of action and is dedicated to the dichotomous/dualistic relationship of energy as a concept that oscillates between destructive and creative, transformative and conserving. It juxtaposes works by 19 artists who visualize, embody, or materialize energy in all its facets, revealing its poetic as well as critical potential.  

How can extracted energies be preserved and used? From what do we draw (everyday) vigor? How can we physically and mentally empower ourselves, interconnect, discharge, or encapsulate to maintain a sustainable state? 

Curated by  
Sophia Scherer @jamplemousse  
Katharina Wendler @kaa___mii 

In collaboration with @bauhaus_uni & @klassikstiftung