DOUG AITKEN

From 24 September 2023 the SCHAUWERK shows a major solo exhibition with works by the internationally well-known American artist Doug Aitken. His video installations, films and photographs straddle pop culture and media art. Recurring themes in his works are the relationship between nature and civilisation and between space and time, as well as the perception of everyday objects and the exploration of our present day.

The sculptures and video installations presented at the SCHAUWERK will include “Migration” from 2008 and his more recent work “Wilderness.” For the latter, which consists of several screens arranged in a circle, Aitken filmed the beach near his house in Los Angeles during the Covid-19 pandemic as people went about their everyday lives. Scored with a soundtrack generated by AI, the film is based on a rhythm of landscape shots alternating with images of people on the beach, showing a cycle from sunrise to nightfall.