Gary Hill in conversation with Margit Rosen, Head of the Department Collection, Archives & Research at the ZKM | Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe

Gary Hill, born in Santa Monica, California, in 1951, is one of the foundational figures of media art renowned for his singular approach to exploring the creative potential of liminality in deconstructing media. His process evolves in the spaces between language, image, sound, and writing—their continuous interplay as an open field. The three works displayed in the exhibition Language/Text/Image. Can you hear me? Can you see me? created between the 1970s and 1990s, address several aspects of the subject area in question. These aspects include the electronic generation and representation of sounds, the question of how poetry arises when words and sounds are formed, and how linguistic expression can be achieved through physical gestures. In this conversation, Margit Rosen and Gary Hill engage in a discourse that provides a more detailed insight into the artist's work and the underlying intentions that inform it.

The conversation will be held in English.

Nadine Fecht in conversation with Thorsten Jantschek, Editor, Deutschlandfunk
Moderator: Ludwig Seyfarth

Nadine Fecht's work often explores how different voices can be heard in society. The artist is particularly interested in the relationship between individual voices and mass articulation. She also examines the visual representability of sounds and utterances in this process. One example is the megaphone motif that runs through the work complex of Unfinished Business, which is on display at the exhibition Language/Text/Image. Can you hear me? Can you see me? This spatial installation, developed especially for KAI 10, attempts to visualise the sound produced when speaking into megaphones.

In conversation with Thorsten Jantschek, who is working on an extensive radio feature about Nadine Fecht, the artist provides further insight into her work, which seems particularly relevant in light of the growing threat to democracies.

13:30 – 14:30 Uhr & 16:30 – 17:30 Uhr: Restauratorinnenführung

Am 8. Europäischen Tag der Restaurierung lädt KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION zu öffentlichen Führungen in die Ausstellungsräume ein. Unter dem Motto „Wir erhalten, was uns bewegt“ stellen wir die oft verborgene Arbeit unserer Restauratorin Vanessa Kloubert vor.

Entdecken Sie vor Ort, wie die sehr unterschiedlichen Kunstwerke der aktuellen Ausstellung Language/Text/Image. Can you hear me? Can you see me? von unserem Team nach den Vorstellungen der Künstler und Künstlerinnen installiert wurden und über die Ausstellungslaufzeit gepflegt und gesichert werden. Zudem werden anhand ausgewählter Kunstwerke Fragen zu Lagerung, Transport sowie Konservierung und Restaurierung von zeitgenössischen Kunstwerken beantwortet.

Die Teilnahme an den Führungen ist kostenfrei und ohne Anmeldung möglich.