Explore the Double #2 Contemporary Art Exhibition at Kunst Raum Riehen

In the second edition of the 'Double' exhibition format, artists Paula Santomé and Kathrin Sonntag explore the modalities of perception in contemporary society through two distinct yet thematically connected projects. Santomé utilizes sculpture and relief to examine social structures and identity, while Sonntag employs photography and objects to investigate the function and meaning of everyday items.

The 'Double' exhibition format at Kunst Raum Riehen invites a regional and an international artist to present two independent projects that weave together unexpected thematic connections. Curated by Simone Neuenschwander, the second edition pairs Paula Santomé and Kathrin Sonntag, both of whom focus their practices on the nuances of how we perceive the world around us. Using diverse media, they investigate the hidden contexts behind social structures and the mundane objects that accompany our daily lives. Paula Santomé’s installation, 'Paradox,' examines the domestic environment as a potential site of conflict, drawing on women's rights history, literature, and ancient mythology to question traditional gender roles. Through hand-stamped aluminium reliefs, she reveals the internal struggle between imposed identity and the desire for freedom. Complementing this, Kathrin Sonntag’s 'Sobjects' explores our relationship to everyday items with humor and systems of order. By combining photography, objects, and found pieces, she probes the contradictions of our perception, challenging the design-historical doctrine of 'form follows function' with a fantastic and often paradoxical world of objects.

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