A central theme in Alexandra Bircken’s oeuvre is the shell. She examines skin, clothing, containers, and architecture in relation to their interior: organs, bones, and invisible functions. The artist creates sculptures and assemblages from diverse materials in which she explores the relationships between space, body, and shell, exposing the interior and examining our notions of corporeality, machines, and human beings.

Alexandra Bircken’s site-specific installation Fair Game (2021) in the Kesselhaus at the KINDL opens up diverse reference spaces ranging from hunting scenarios to battle paintings, and from political violence to laboratories and clubs, activating a wide variety of associations in visitors.

Curator: Kathrin Becker.

Discursive Programme

17 November 2021, 7 pm
Kathrin Becker in conversation with Alexandra Bircken as part of the exhibition Alexandra Bircken. Fair Game.
In German

23 March 2022, 7pm
Oliver Koerner von Gustorf in conversation with Delaine Le Bas as part of the exhibition Alexandra Bircken. Fair Game.
In German

"Fair Game" – Alexandra Bircken's space in the Kindl invites a conversation about hopes and threats of the present.
[„Fair Game“ – der Raum von Alexandra Bircken im Kindl lädt zu einer Konversation ein über Hoffnungen und Bedrohungen der Gegenwart.]
Simone Reber, Der Tagespiegel, 18.9.2021

An impressively disturbing, ambiguous work.
[Eine eindrucksvoll beunruhigende, vieldeutige Arbeit.]
Felix Müller, Berliner Morgenpost, 15.9.2021

Further Material:
Room Guide Alexandra Bircken. Fair Game

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