SCHAUWERK | Doug Aitken

From 24 September 2023 to 1 April 2024, SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen presented the comprehensive exhibition “Return to the Real” by artist Doug Aitken. His works, including video installations, sculptures and photographs, explore social themes such as alienation, isolation and the relationships between humans, nature and technology.

Highlights of the exhibition included the 2008 video installation “Migration” and the new 2022 work “Wilderness”, which depicts everyday life on the beach in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another installation, “migration (empire)” from 2008, presents abandoned cities and animals in motel rooms across the United States. In addition, the installations “3 Modern Figures (don’t forget to breathe)” from 2018 and “All Doors Open” from 2019 were shown, addressing the merging of the digital and the real as well as the fragmentation of space and time.

235 Media was responsible for the technical planning, installation and projection mapping. The company also provided the media technology and media planning for the exhibition.