public preposition: future_grid in Oberhausen

future_grid in Oberhausen

The new, permanent installation future_grid will open on March 5th at 8pm at Peter-Behrens-Bau, Oberhausen to the public. The installation will be accessible every day from 8 pm.

In the site-specific installation future_grid, Mischa Kuball stages selected fragments of large-scale industrial machines on the outdoor grounds of Peter-Behrens-Bau using light and sound. A projected light grid places the dysfunctional post-industrial artifacts in a free associative space in which visitors can explore new narratives of the future in dialogue with them – supported by an audio walk.

The silent material presence of the sculptural-looking contemporary witnesses behind the former warehouse of one of the region's largest steel producers continuously expands in Mischa Kuball’s work future_grid to include new information and contexts, questions, and narratives. In this process-oriented project, the artist transforms the museum into a dynamic repository of knowledge that sees itself as an energetic generator where preservation and research take place and new future visions can be generated.