Halfsister Berlin
Torgauer Straße 1
10829 Berlin, next to Südkreuz
April 30 – May 04, 2025
Why am I soft in the middle?
10 fragments of crisis
Curated by : Tina Natsvlishvili
Opening: 30 April, 19:00
Opening hours: May 2, 3 and 4 between 14:00-18:00
Participating Artists: Anja Ronacher, Anna Witt, Bernd Oppl, Emma Kling, Imre Nagy, Linus Riepler, Lorenz Kunath, Matthias Ramsey, Sophia Tabatadze, Xenia Hausner
Crises are universal. Everyone experiences moments of uncertainty, doubt, and inner turmoil. In artistic practice, these moments often run deeper—when the value of one’s own work comes into question, when self-doubt lingers, and the fluctuating visibility becomes a constant challenge.
The title of the exhibition is borrowed from Paul Simon’s song ‘You Can Call Me Al’. While the song reflects, somewhat ironically, on a midlife crisis and a sense of disorientation, the title here points to the fragility and uncertainty that often accompany both artistic and existential states of crisis.
This exhibition opens a space for works that emerged in times of personal or artistic upheaval, or that reflect on the inner experience of navigating such states.
It is about the struggle with identity, about moments of loss, vulnerability, and quiet resistance. The works on view are rooted in deeply personal conditions, yet, at the same time, they hold something universally familiar.
Especially now, in a time of global instability, it feels more urgent than ever to make room for the personal. What does an existential shift feel like for someone whose medium is expression? How does uncertainty, rupture, or inner conflict take shape in visual form? The exhibition brings together ten artistic positions that reflect both the depths and the quiet hopes accompanying an artistic existence.
May 27-June 1, 2025
Hannah Eve Rothbard
Vernissage & Panel Discussion
May 27 at 18:30h-20:30h
Open hours:
Tues-Fri 15h-18h,
Sat-Sun 14h-19h
& by appointment
graphic by @onlinekatia
