Produced on the Skin
On view from May 23 to August 23, 2026, the group exhibition Produced on the Skin presents works that explore the interfaces and boundary zones that surround and shape us. Through the skin, the senses of sight and touch, the structure of our brains, as well as technical devices, clothing, and architecture, various kinds of membranes mediate between individuals and their environment. They process and respond to impressions. They shape how we behave, what we allow in and what we prefer to keep at a distance, what we protect ourselves from and we actively engage with, and what we wish to project outward. The notion of shaping can also be understood quite literally here: from substances to lived experiences, influences transform bodies, brains, and attitudes.
“I have always thought that artistic creation is a way for the skinless to acquire a skin,” writes the author KristinaLugn in Hundstunden (The Dog Hour). In this sense, she understands artistic practice as a membrane that filters the relationship between self and environment, between language and material. The practices gathered in the exhibition negotiate these material boundaries and reflect on what is absorbed and in what form it is released again. They address questions of encrustation and permeability, withdrawal and liquefaction, proximity and distance.
Opening: May 22, 7 pm
Funding
Der Senator für Kultur der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, VGH Stiftung, Sparkasse Bremen