“You are among us, we are among you” / 2024
“You are among us, we are among you” explores the human relationship with urban waters within the nature-culture continuum. It visualizes aqua-urban habitats and shows how we are connected to the multi-species in water. The exhibition reflects on human responsibility for the changes in Berlin’s urban waters and uses various techniques such as photography, underwater video and water sound recordings to create an immersive experience.
“Drawing on interdisciplinary scientific research and activist practices, the artist develops a fluid, enveloping narrative in six gallery spaces located directly at the water’s edge. Wellmer uses techniques such as microscopic photography and video, underwater video, sound recording, and water data archiving to create moving and frozen images of watery constellations of critters, pollution, and technology. Water is represented as matter within us and as a material link between humans and non-humans, connecting living forms into a multi-species urban habitat. The exhibition offers an experience of coexistence in a multi-species wet urban world”. Karolina Majewska – Güde, art historian.
01. “Surface 02/03” / Resine Pro, animal and plant remains, water waste. Size: 60cm x 85cm / 2023 – 24
02. “Microfauna” / Microscopic HD video on MDF circle, 70cm x 70cm / 5.23 min / 2023 – 2024
“Surface”/ close up
“Algae” / 4K drone video, 3.25 min. / 2023
“Water Samples” / Laboratory glasses with water samples, steel rod. Size: 100cm x 4cm x 50cm / 2023 – 2024
“Monster”, “Goldessa”, “Capri” / 3D scan, 4K video, 20 sec, loop / 2024
“Fluid Landscape” / 4K underwater video, sound, 4.52min,. Projection on semicircular screen / 2023
“River” / C-print, resin pro, styrofoam, rusty bike tire. Size: 70cm x 70cm / 2024
“Fluid Landscape” / 4K underwater video, sound, 4.52min,. Projection on semicircular screen / 2023
“River” / C- print, resin pro, styrofoam, rusty bike tire. Size: 70cm x 70cm / 2024
“Urban Waters” – booklet / A 5, 48 sites, edition of 12 / seagrass paper / texts: Karolina Majewska – Güde / 2024
Audio&video live performance / water station data sonification and visualisation / sound: Jasmine Guffond / duration 30 min.