Vessel & Voyager
3/13/2026 – 5/10/2026
Akademie der Künste,
Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin
Artistic creation in times of escalating crises: 25 international artists present new works developed as part of their fellowships from the JUNGE AKADEMIE.
The title “Vessel & Voyager” refers to the themes of containers (vessels) and travelers (voyagers), which are prominent in artistic, cultural, and spiritual contexts. The exhibition uses “Vessel” in its meaning as a container that stores, transmits, and constantly transforms various narratives, messages, and voices. “Voyager”, in turn, stands for travelers who create connections between places, generations, and times. Vessel & Voyager represent the perception of an intertwined, changing present in which possibilities of imagination and speculation around grief, renewal, and resistance are renegotiated.
The deep temporal layers of human bodies are explored artistically. Hundreds of drawings tell of conversations with ancestors and trees. An installation shows the ambivalence of a world in flames between protest and destruction. Metal sculptures that capture collapse in motion bend toward the viewer. A film directs our gaze toward the sky as a mirror and window, teaching us a new way of seeing historical narratives and their inherent power structures. These and other works combine the search for consciousness and language and raise questions about tradition, responsibility, and vulnerability as the foundation of artistic creation.
Three key questions invite visitors to explore the exhibition: What has been lost and what remains untold? How do we remember and what are we made of? What do we protect and how do we connect?
Curated by Clara Herrmann and Linnéa Meiners
On 17 April, a symposium will discuss questions about art, ecology, and gender. On 25 April, there will be performances, concerts, and readings with scholarship recipients.
With Ilit Azoulay, Patrizia Bach, Fanny Brandauer, Eva Dessecker, Anna Dobrova & Yuliia Rusylo / MetaLab, Sarah Doerfel, Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo, Nina Emge, Solomon Garçon, gruppe-aja, Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo, Dominique Hurth, Mehdi Jahan, Khensani Jurczok-de Klerk, René Kemp, Josephine Macken, Marina Naprushkina, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi, Hrishikesh Pawar, Sophie Seita, Sara Stevanović, Diána Vonnák, Franziska Wenning, Hana Yoo, Saikal Zhunush
Installation-Views with
drawings from the series:
sugli innumerevoli serpenti che dimorano nelle fessure roccione (excerpt of ca. 250 drawings, each: pencil on paper, 21 × 29,7 cm)
ci sono altre lune (26 drawings, each: pencil on paper, 42 × 29,7 cm)
Channel-Drawings (excerpt of about 50 drawings, each: pencil on paper, ca. 42 × 29,7 cm)
collaborations with the wild boars (excerpt of about 50 drawings, various sizes, soil of Bosco Serpentara on paper)
as she fits the leaf, 5 drawings, pencil on paper, ca. 60 x 42 cm
Olivenkosmos I (drawing), pencil on paper, 24 × 150 cm
Olivenkosmos II (drawing), pencil on paper, 260 × 150 cm
Stachelschweinstachelzeichnung (drawing), pencil on paper, ca. 300 × 150 cm
Hahnemühle Fine Art Archive-Prints from the series:
I see the Forest for the Ghosts, various sizes, from ca. 58 × 42cm to ca. 152 × 110cm
Copy-Works (unique pieces), from the series
I see the Forest for the Ghosts, various sizes, digital prints, excerpt of about 300 print
Paper-Sculptures, from the series
sugli innumerevoli serpenti che dimorano nelle fessure roccione (excerpt of ca. 40 works, various diameters)
