Long forgotten and shrouded in darkness, Sibylle Ruppert's (*1942, † 2011) gruesome works of masterful precision are now regaining attention. Her body of work, equally disturbing as it is fascinating, is the subject of a comprehensive institutional exhibition titled “Dancing in Darkness”. It brings together two contrasting locations, and hereby, two worlds: the Kunsthalle Gießen, architecturally bound to the city hall and its administrative offices, and the sacral church and cultural centre of St. Thomas Morus. This ambivalence is reflected not only in Ruppert's work, but also throughout her tumultuous life.

Sequoia Scavullo's solo show „The Taste Of Your Fireplace“ invites visitors to repeatedly witness these moments of transformation, be it through encounters with deceased ancestors or imaginary lovers, odorous chemicals from moths' corpses, or the changes from water to mist and fire to ash. Like a portal, the exhibition leads to a place beyond the physical world, evoking a sense of transcendence within us. 

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Trotz seiner prekären Produktionsbedingungen wird Pelz weiterhin mit Prestige und Wohlstand assoziiert. Aus diesem elitären Kontext enthoben, bearbeitet Rebekka Benzenberg das Material durch radikale Zerlegung und beschmierte Beschriftungen – Gesten der Rebellion. Durch diesen Akt der Aneignung werden die bestehenden Bedeutungsebenen rekodiert, jedoch nicht vollständig überschrieben.