- Installation
Blow Up - the new horse
Niklas Apfel
27 June 2025 19:00–22:00
28 June 2025 12:00–22:00
29 June 2025 12:00–19:00
Blow Up questions the traditional representation of power and authority seen in equestrian statues by presenting an inflated horse sculpture made of lightweight polyester fabric. The installation satirizes these monuments of dominance, showing the horse—without a rider—as a sensitive, dynamic body. It challenges the glorification of conquest, violence, and colonization embodied in such statues in our public spaces.
Biography
Niklas Apfel
Niklas Apfel is an interdisciplinary artist based in Berlin, focusing on graphic design and installation. His work exists in the dynamic intersection between applied graphic design and fine art, often blurring the boundaries between these fields. His artistic approach is characterized by the abstracted and transformed representation of figures, scenes, and typography.
Artistic direction: Niklas Apfel, text: Stefanie Messner, sound: Niclas Moos, electronics: Lukas Esser
Artistic direction: Niklas Apfel, text: Stefanie Messner, sound: Niclas Moos, electronics: Lukas Esser
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