LONDON.- The Nunnery presents Space and Violence: Almut Linde, Manuel Ludeña, Santiago Sierra, on view through May 5, 2007 and curated by Oliver Zybok. This is an exhibition about the complexity of dependencies and forces in a modern globalised society. The exhibition shows three connected positions dealing with the overall vulnerability of human existence and how minimal disturbances can produce complex effects. Linde uses the structures of regimented social environments such as the military to produce both expressive and violent art works. Ludeña is investigating the sculptural forms produced by accidents accepted as necessities of the mobility requirements of urban society. Sierra disturbs the daily routine in a mega city by causing a major obstruction with a minimal intervention. The show also presents collective works. One of them is ‘Palast der Republik’, where the entire structure of the building is used as a resonating body. This Berlin monument was the seat of government of former East Germany and has since been reduced to a naked structure which is currently being demolished.

Between 1988 and 1994 the three artists formed the German-Spanish collective Linde Ludeña Sierra and developed a unique form language as a common base. Starting from the Object of Minimal Art and its relationship to the exhibition space the three artists present forms that are dictated by social, economical, political or industrial forces. In contrast to the Object in Minimal Art, which is targeted at a dialogue with the viewer, the three artists refer to the processes of creating the works and ultimately to the people, who take part in this process. They take the Minimal Object out of the white cube questioning the position of art in its social environment, the context.

A catalogue with Texts by Oliver Zybok and Martje Schulz will be published to accompany the exhibition.