July 27–August 30, 2025, open to the public all day.
Opening: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–4 PM
Finissage and catalog release: Saturday, August 30, 2025, 4–6 PM.
Location: Glass Pavilion in Grugapark – Glass Pavilion on Google Maps
We cordially invite you to the exhibition opening on Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–4 PM.
Introduction by Torsten Obrist, followed by an artist talk with Martin Schwenk. The exhibition runs until August 30, 2025, and can be viewed from the outside all day. The closing event in the Glass Pavilion is Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 4–6 p.m. The exhibition takes place in the Glass Pavilion of Grugapark Essen.
Exhibition series in vitro – Art in the Glass Pavilion.
Düsseldorf artist Martin Schwenk presents a new installation titled “Disposing,” conceived specifically for the glass pavilion in Grugapark. Drainpipes crisscross the space of the glass pavilion, closed at their ends by miniature photographs. These images represent a section of nature and seem like reminiscences from a bygone era. This is a reference to how our memory works: When we look at our old photos, we realize that they have become a condensate of our memories, while the rest — the particularity of the situation, the people around it, the sounds, the smells, etc. — has largely been discarded by our memory. Thus, on the one hand, disposal as a necessary part of our everyday lives becomes an artistic motif, but on the other hand, disposal on a mental level also becomes a focus, namely when we keep our memories alive in our minds, prioritize them, or even completely suppress certain memories. In this reading, Martin Schwenk’s installation becomes a parable for our culture of remembrance.
Martin Schwenk (* 1960 in Bonn) is a German sculptor, installation artist, and draftsman. He studied from 1981 to 1988 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, where he was a master student of Günther Uecker. Schwenk has been a professor of sculpture at the Mainz University of Art and Design since 2011.
MARTIN SCHWENK – DISPOSAL
Exhibition period: July 27–August 30, 2025, open to the public all day.
Opening: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–4 PM
Closing event: Saturday, August 30, 2025, 4–6 PM.
Location: Glass Pavilion in the Gruga Park, Essen