Without the light that highlights the special characteristics of each one of us, we would be faceless. Without light, we would not be recognisable and identifiable in the first place. It is light that gives us our visual identity or, in the case of darkness, takes it away. For it is only through the refraction of light on our skin, the shapes of which are different for everyone, that we and our external uniqueness become visible. The Romanian artist Radu Ignat illustrates this with his installation "facelessmen". He uses a video projector to project various animations onto a three-metre-high, impressive metal mask, which seems to constantly change in shape, colour and material. It seems like a magic of light that keeps bringing new life to the mask. The fascinating, constantly changing appearances on the oversized mask or visage play with the visual expectations of the viewers, who have to face the question "human or not human" and in the process also recognise intermediate beings. Especially in times of AI, the digitalisation of all our spheres of life, the question of the conventional classification "human or not" can currently only be answered ambivalently. The work Facelessmen reflects this development and takes it up artistically and quite critically by throwing this question back at us.
Playing time: from dusk till 10 pm
Location: Kopstadtplatz
