The InterINTIME_AutoPORTRAIT is a classic theme: the self-portrait.
It is used again and again in the history of art. It leads to a personal revelation of oneself. The artists take themselves to court and reveal their view in the mirror. The "autoPortrait" could also serve or illuminate the "SEXUS_PLEXUS" - this is not the task, this was not a compulsory exercise. The task here is therefore a double task. It is not a must to reveal one's likeness, but it offers the opportunity to take a look behind the mirror in order to reveal the "INTERNA", i.e. the internal face of the artist's psyche.
I was particularly attracted to the contemporary art gallery in a former postal sorting center. With 11 supporting concrete columns and 19 doors, all spread over two levels, this was one of the most difficult tasks of the last 25 years of my work as an exhibition organizer. I had to get involved with the existing architecture. I was able to convince the gallery with a colorful concept and demonstrate an axial extension of the entrance area... The Bordeaux red extends the entrance situation and thus merges seamlessly into the gallery complex. Two separate rooms give sculptures their own space. The phosphor yellow, which was painted on the walls on the lower level, makes the pictures, photos or paper works stand out optically against the walls. A concentrated shot of the individual works is now pre-programmed and guaranteed. In order to do justice to the artists, there was only one option. All the works that were to go on the walls were hung in one line (bottom edge) and at the same height. This gave the hanging an unintentionally museum-like character.
I would especially like to thank all the participating artists who supported the "Salon Hansa" project with full energy and presence. The majority of the works come from Berlin - as do companions from satellite cities such as London, New York, Vienna, Düsseldorf and Paris.
Thanks also to the Galerie Lachenmann Art and its crew for the huge effort and their vehement discipline in actually implementing this mammoth project with 92 participating artists right up to this catalogue! — Hansa Wißkirchen
