- Visual Art
- Film & Video
FORTUNE:
Anna Benner, Theresa Grieben
27 June 2025 19:00–23:30
28 June 2025 15:00–21:00
29 June 2025 15:00–19:00
Two artists seek their fortune and document it tongue-in-cheek: one of them searches in capitalism, the other in a meadow.
Anna Benner:
Luck! (2025) / Luck You (2016) / What the luck (2020)
Anna Benner will show the third installment of her Luck-You project: a single channel Video installation, in which hundreds of four-leafed clovers, collected in Hasenheide over the last 8 years, are turned into a hypnotic animation. In it, she poses questions to herself and the audience: What does good fortune mean? Who are the winners and losers? Can luck be shared?
Besides the video, she will also show earlier drawn works from the series.
Theresa Grieben:
“The person has no opinion of their own.”
This year I had my chakra aura measured on my right hand with an expensive device. The result told me that I’m a person without an opinion, emotionally drained and have low energy – and needed to work on these issues. Well thank you very much! (the device didn't tell me how to manage my next rent increase).
In “This person has no opinion of their own”, I illustrate the key phrases of my analysis with the help of beautiful hand lettered script and draw the phrases so large in their matching chakra color that they appear detached from their literal meaning: empty phrases that are pretty to look at – because a shiny surface is easier to sell - also in esoteric contexts.
Anna Benner:
Luck! (2025) / Luck You (2016) / What the luck (2020)
Anna Benner will show the third installment of her Luck-You project: a single channel Video installation, in which hundreds of four-leafed clovers, collected in Hasenheide over the last 8 years, are turned into a hypnotic animation. In it, she poses questions to herself and the audience: What does good fortune mean? Who are the winners and losers? Can luck be shared?
Besides the video, she will also show earlier drawn works from the series.
Theresa Grieben:
“The person has no opinion of their own.”
This year I had my chakra aura measured on my right hand with an expensive device. The result told me that I’m a person without an opinion, emotionally drained and have low energy – and needed to work on these issues. Well thank you very much! (the device didn't tell me how to manage my next rent increase).
In “This person has no opinion of their own”, I illustrate the key phrases of my analysis with the help of beautiful hand lettered script and draw the phrases so large in their matching chakra color that they appear detached from their literal meaning: empty phrases that are pretty to look at – because a shiny surface is easier to sell - also in esoteric contexts.
Biography
Anna Benner, Theresa Grieben
Anna Benner is an artist and filmmaker working across animation, drawing and
installation. Her video work is shown both in gallery and cinema contexts. Her
work often deals with the psychology and emotions of the everyday. She also runs graumalerei, together with Theresa Grieben.
Theresa Grieben is an illustration artist from Berlin. Her typical style are black and white, linear drawings, which she turns into gigantic panoramas. She also always carries a sketchbook with her in order to observe her urban surroundings. She is also a fond lover of hand lettered typography.
installation. Her video work is shown both in gallery and cinema contexts. Her
work often deals with the psychology and emotions of the everyday. She also runs graumalerei, together with Theresa Grieben.
Theresa Grieben is an illustration artist from Berlin. Her typical style are black and white, linear drawings, which she turns into gigantic panoramas. She also always carries a sketchbook with her in order to observe her urban surroundings. She is also a fond lover of hand lettered typography.
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