Sophie Jung, h arm rest under the b arch, you two (detail), 2021. wood, ceramic figure.Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021. replica iron gate from a children’s sanatorium, acid writing reading sænətrɔːiəm, crystal pendants from an abandoned sanatorium ballroom. 220 x 544 x 25 cmSophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021. Installation ViewSophie Jung, gated grazer getting better, 2021.Sophie Jung, mach kein Theater, 2021. upturned theatre chair from a disused sanatorium, velvet, ink, screenprint, ceramic dog. 90 x 37 x 50.7 cm.Sophie Jung, mach kein Theater (detail), 2021. upturned theatre chair from a disused sanatorium, velvet, ink, screenprint, ceramic dog.Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021. Installation ViewSophie Jung, warm up in the green room, before we stage a w or sing, 2021. fibreglass Trojan dog, velvet curtains, sound piece of collected arias and choral pieces of five dogs on the steps outside, 91 x 125 x 55 cm.Sophie Jung, echo of the kennel b arch in spring (no man’s ouverture), 2021. arched bed spring, dog chain, wallpaper from abandoned rooms in a sanatorium, maquette of an abandoned stage and its back supporting character with main lead unleashed (back), 64 x 82 x 85,5 cm.Sophie Jung, back supporting character with main lead unleashed (back), 2021. found chair tipped 90 degrees but still a chair, ceramic dogs, bent rebar poles resembling a hillside or a tangled dog leash, 61 x 79 x 49 cm.Sophie Jung, back supporting character with main lead unleashed (back) (detail), 2021. found chair tipped 90 degrees but still a chair, ceramic dogs, bent rebar poles resembling a hillside or a tangled dog leash.Sophie Jung, wall flower tall (the forsaken dressing room), 2021. building material, sink stand, ceramic figure, insulation wool, 207 x 27 x 90 cm.Sophie Jung, wall flower tall (the forsaken dressing room) (detail), 2021. building material, sink stand, ceramic figure, insulation wool.Sophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021, a costume for a dog, 2021 and small audience, 2021.Sophie Jung, a costume for the dog, 2021. silk, velvet, tulle, black lace, 150 x 68 cmSophie Jung, sænətrɔːiəm, 2021. Installation ViewSophie Jung, master and disciple, 2021. half a sink, unfired ceramic dog cast from a found plastic dog toy, part of a concrete theatre decoration, button eyes, 33 x 50 x 66 cm.Sophie Jung, Stray Stages, 2021. ink, paper, market framed, 29.7 x 42 cm.Sophie Jung, Stray Stages, 2021. ink, paper, market framed, 29.7 x 42 cm.
sænətrɔːiəm
an opera in many stages
an ongoing act
a pack a pact
The exhibition gathers a new body of work by Sophie Jung created during stay in Georgia for a research around the legacy of USSR ballet, opera and theatre traditions.
sænətrɔːiəm brings together found and created material, series of drawings and ceramics, sound and sculpture for the the occasion of Jung's first solo exhibition in Georgia.
The exhibition has been kindly supported by ProHelvetia, Kunstkredit and Propaganda Network.
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sænətrɔːiəm
an opera in many stages
an ongoing act
a pack a pact
The exhibition gathers a new body of work by Sophie Jung created during stay in Georgia for a research around the legacy of USSR ballet, opera and theatre traditions.
sænətrɔːiəm brings together found and created material, series of drawings and ceramics, sound and sculpture for the the occasion of Jung's first solo exhibition in Georgia.
The exhibition has been kindly supported by ProHelvetia, Kunstkredit and Propaganda Network.