16.08.2022  •  Art NEWS

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‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ – Galerie Kernweine curates photo exhibitions at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart on the diversity and changeability of identity with CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ

On display through 11 September, 2022, at Galerie Kernweine under the title ‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ are positions of four international photographers who individually deal with the topic of the search for identity and provide insights into different ways of life and social constructs.

“Would I be the same persona if I had grown up in a different place – with different attachment figures and under different circumstances? Doesn’t what we experience in our lives make us who we are? Is there a ‘me’ outside of society? Am I still the same person I was ten years ago?” The exhibition does not presume to answer all of these questions. Rather, the photographic exhibition attempts to show the diversity and changeability of identity and to place contemporary, international perspectives of photography into the context of various different living environments through relevant themes.

Galerie Kernweine Foto und Raum is the first cooperation partner to be given the opportunity to hold an exhibition, curated by Oliver Kröning, in the newly created space for photography at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. As a space for photography, ‘The Gällery’ is not only dedicated to the extensive photographic holdings of the Staatsgalerie collection, but also works in cooperation with national and international photo collections.

Barcelona based artist, Carlota Guerrero, deals with the zeitgeist and with the vision of women as goddesses. Based on the absence of female symbols linked to positions of power and their impact on shaping our common perceptions regarding authority and vigor, Guerrero’s work aims to fill this imaginary gap by generating a new feminist symbolism.

Lin Zhipeng (aka No.223) takes an observational look at China’s often conservative society. Lin Zhipeng’s work reflects the zeitgeist of non-mainstream Chinese youth, granting intimate insight into the desires of a generation who test limits and question the expectations of society.

Thalía Gochez is a self-taught visual artist residing in Los Angeles, USA. Having been raised by Mexican and Salvadoran parents, she draws most of her inspiration from her upbringing and the cultural heritage of her family. Her work aims to highlight identity and the concept of home by merging her documentary style with love and respect for those portrayed and prioritizing the subject’s story.

As a self-taught photographer, Slava Mogutin was the first Russian to be granted political asylum in the US on the grounds of homophobic persecution. Informed by his bicultural dissident and refugee experience, Mogutin’s work examines the notions of displacement and identity, pride and shame, devotion and disaffection, love and hate.

An expansion of the exhibition ‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ with the works of the fours artists will be on display simultaneously at Galerie Kernweine.

Galerie Kernweine Foto und Raum is a place for contemporary photography, visual media and discourse. In collaboration with artists, exhibition projects are developed and curated that challenge classical approaches and expand established formats.

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

‘WHO AM I? I AM.’ Work by CARLOTA GUERRERO, LIN ZHIPENG (AKA NO.223), SLAVA MOGUTIN & THALIA GOCHEZ, curated by Oliver Kröning / Galerie Kernweine

 
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