Saline Circuits

Saline Circuits Salt is not merely a mineral; it is a force that shapes worlds. It has carved economic, neurological and infrastructural networks, shaping systems of value, knowledge and control. From ancient salt routes to contemporary information networks, salt’s crystallized formations have embedded themselves into trade, power and cognition. In Saline Circuits, an infrastructure of pipelines running throughout the entire exhibition space channels the historical and contemporary meanings of salt. It performs, as it corrodes, connects and reveals hidden circuits of exchange and extraction. This exhibition traces the material agency of salt, asking: How has this structured the flow of value, bodies, and information? And what leaks in this seemingly closed system? The works of Nosh Neneh, Chaline Bang, Cecilie Fang, Katharina Busl, and Kurt d’Haeseleer engage with the system as both a node and a rupture, rewriting salt’s narrative and offering a counterpoint to systems that seek to contain and control.