ANNIKA RIXEN
AT MASA BERLIN #2 HOSTED BY
GOLDRAUSCH KÜNSTLERINNENPROJEKT
HÄNDELALLEE 1 • PAVILLON IM HANSAVIERTEL • 10557 BERLIN
S-BAHN TIERGARTEN • U9 HANSAPLATZ
OPENING • FRIDAY • 6 MAY 2011 • 4-10 pm
EXHIBITION • SATURDAY • 7 MAY 2011 • 2-7 pm
MASA BERLIN is initiated and organized by Isabel Schmiga and Sandra Teitge.
ONE SPIT DEEP When starting a garden plot, one spit (a spade’s depth) is generally considered the minimum depth of soil needed to grow healthy plants. In One Spit Deep, 2011, Annika Rixen uses the MASA table vitrine to frame an artistic process that began with excavating a garden plot. While digging, the abnormally rocky soil on the grounds of the former Grünflachenamt (now the Atelierhof Kreuzberg where Rixen’s studio is located) provided a continuous disruption. In response, Rixen sorted, cleaned and transferred the removed stones to the Goldrausch-Pavillon. In return, the dimensions of the MASA vitrine have dictated the depth, width and breadth of the vegetable garden – a permanent installation that will outlive its counterpart in the exhibition. www.annikarixen.de
Special thanks to: Birgit Effinger, Martin Fuller, Wiley Hoard, Sven Holm, Nuri Koerfer, Hannah Kruse, Mardo Ohanoğlu and Vahit Tuna