07/09/2026
Cevdet Erek's solo exhibition 'them and us' is opening at neugerriemschneider, Berlin on 10 september.
'them and us' presents recent stadium-like sculptural constructs as microcosms of societal dynamics, expanding his ongoing exploration of the sonic potential of architecture, and the architectural potential of sound. With the soccer arena as a paradigm of this negotiation, Erek’s large-scale sonic installation of compressed earth blocks and wall-mounted works visualize otherness, employing natural dyes and gold leaf to demarcate the 'away' corners of each - zones to which visiting crowds are relegated. Cleared of their fans, void of sporting symbols, banners, regalia or performed spectacle, the works become suspended in time, existing in equal measure as models of antiquity and of the modern world.
Cevdet Erek, 'Away Terrace (Us and Them)', 2025, earth blocks, timber, 10-channel audio, size variable, duration variable, commissioned by Liverpool Biennial 2025, courtesy the artist and neugerriemschneider, Berlin, photo by Stuart Whipps