Isaac Chong Wai at the exhibition Chains of Interest at ifa-Galerie Berlin. (04/11/2022)
Isaac Chong Wai is featured in the exhibition Chains of Interest, curated by Inka Gressel and Susanne Weiß. In the exhibition Chains of Interest, Isaac Chong Wai, Lizza May David, Wilhelm Klot-zek, Ofri Lapid, Adrien Missika and Gitte Villesen continue their personal explorations of the ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen art collection. Since Fall 2021, they have investigated the collection through their own artistic practices. Moved by Kollwitz' self-portrait, Isaac Chong Wai considers its copy, four times the size of the original, at Berlin's Neue Wache, a historic edifice where the sculpture has served as a memorial to "Victims of War and Tyranny" since 1993. Retracing the sculpture with his breath, Wai creates a new installation in dialogue with the Kollwitz original (1937-1939), featuring a glass sculpture and a photograph that give form to the fragility of life. The exhibition will be on view at ifa-Galerie Berlin from September 30, 2022 to January 22, 2023.
https://www.ifa.de/en/exhibit/chains-of-interest/
Image: Installation view from the exhibition.