02/03/2022
We are thrilled to announce the third edition of SHOT# – a series of short exhibitions that provide a platform for experimental formats:
SHOT#THREE (BECOMING MOUNTAINS)
Simon Pfeffel
3 – 5 March 2022 at galerie burster Berlin
Opening Thursday, 3 March 2022, 5 – 8 pm
Performance Simon Pfeffel
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 5 – 6 pm
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 5 – 6 pm
This summer, Simon Pfeffel will be awarded the inaugural Hannes Malte Mahler Art Award by Feinkunst e.V. dedicated to the artist Hannes Malte Mahler, who died in 2016. The prize includes the daring project of presenting 100 performances each on 100 consecutive days in the urban space of Hannover in collaboration with Sprengel Museum Hannover.
In preparation for this 100 Days – 100 Performances project, Simon Pfeffel will show in Becoming Mountains works from his current oeuvre, which follow the attempt to make the transient moment of a performative event last indefinitely. The aim is to let the viewers take on the perspective of the artist and performers with the help of VR glasses.
Simon Pfeffel (*1985 in Nürnberg, lives in Karlsruhe) studied at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe and Stuttgart with professors Silvia Bächli, John Bock, Christian Jankowski and most recently Leni Hoffmann. Since then, he has worked as an internationally active performance artist, exhibiting at the renowned Palais de Tokyo in Paris in 2017 and the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow in 2018, among numerous other national and international exhibition venues. His performances take place in international urban spaces such as New York, Tehran, Barcelona, London, Paris and many more.
Image: Simon Pfeffel Volition 2022 Berlin