28. – 29.01.2025 | Talk and workshop
Wisrah C.V. da R. Celestino: From Language and Descriptions II
TALK
From Language is a lecture by artist Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino that delves into their practice with particular attention to the linguistics of the artist's works.
WORKSHOP
Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino invites the participants to engage with the political aspects of describing an object within a context. Leading the workshop Descriptions II, Celestino brings students to describe an object and reflect on the language chosen to think about abstraction, translation, power, and property.
The invitation of Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino is the starting point for a series of talks, workshops and discussions under the title "Das Politische der Kunst | The Political of Art". This series is developed by Franziska Sophie Wildförster in collaboration with Class for New Genres.
Reading List by Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino. (Prior to the talk and workshop, there is no need to read the texts presented in the reading list.)
BIO
Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (Brazil, 1989) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through score, sculpture, text, photography, sound, and video, the artist addresses the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, focusing on institutional critique, language, and objecthood.
Their work has been shown in Germany and internationally, including exhibitions at Kunsthalle Bremen (Germany), Kunstverein Braunschweig (Germany), Kunstverein Kevin Space (Austria), Galerie Molitor (Germany), Kunsthal Nord (Denmark), Museu Nacional da República (Brazil), Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Germany), Curitiba Biennial (Brazil), and Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil). Amongst institutional collections and commissions are Kadist, France; Museu Nacional da República, Brazil; The One Minutes Foundation at Sandberg Instituut, Netherlands; Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil; and Pampulha Art Museum, Brazil. Celestino's 2025 upcoming exhibitions include a solo exhibition at Between Bridges Foundation in Berlin and group shows at Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm.
The talk takes place in cooperation and with the kind support of Lothringer 13.