Missing Memories in Munich 2023

Artist list

Hebe Argentieri, Filiz Ates, Einav Benzano, Glòria Tormo Bernad, Raquel Bessudo, Lydia Boduch, Ilona Bokser, Thomas Bosse, Saskia Bostelmann, Isabelle Busnel, Anna Börcsök, Ana Calbucci, Sébastien Carré, Feifei Cheng, Youngji Chi, Elvira Cibotti, Xenia Deimezi, Nico Delaide, Hairuo Ding, Elisabeth Drude, Esteban Erosky, Gemma Canal Espuñes, Teresa Faris, María Paula Botto Fiora, Ani Flys, Fabiana Gadano, May Gañán, Pilar Viedma Gil de Vergara, Spam Glam, Omri Goren, Juan Harnie, Adi Harush, Holland Houdek, Malene Kastalje, Masumi Kataoka, Antonia Kjellarsson, Michelle Kraemer, Lorena Lazard, Monique Lecouna, Namkyung Lee, Carlo Lucidi, Anne Léger, Carmen López, Clodagh Molloy, Julia Muenzing, Viktoria Münzker Ferus, Misaki Nomoto, Nanna Obel, Esther Ortiz-Villajos, Taibe Palacios, Lily Preve, Biayu Qu, Juan Riusech, Nico Sales, Brenda Schweder, Sara Shahak, Junnan Songxy, Lynne Speake, Kamile Staneliene, Jason Stein, Misato Takahashi, Noa Tamir, Rho Tang, Eva Tesarik, Deniz Turan, Youjin Um, Charlotte Vanhoubroeck, Yiota Vogli, Danni Xu, ​Leslye Qin Zhang, Xiangzhi Zhao, Ute van der Plaats

As artists we are especially obliged to find more memories, to find those memories that are hiding behind known memories, and that sometimes, by themselves, appear and disappear again. Sometimes through associations, sometimes through certain moods, and sometimes we can’t even fathom why. Due to the very nature of real creativity - creating the new instead of perpetuating the old mechanical, same - WE need to find those memories - this is the fuel that is necessary for our future new work. Finding those memories, that are still nameless, unknown to us, in ourselves: the missing memories of our future.

The central theme I explore in my work is the idea of control: in the physical world around us and within our own consciousness. I’m fascinated by the physical means of control we encounter and the overt and covert influence of the structures and systems of everyday existence that modify our experiential reality. With these pieces, I seek to explore the nature of my unconscious mind and create physical reinterpretations of the structures of my internal mental landscape that represent a reconstructed reality. The internal struggle and battle for control and an understanding of our perceived sense of identity, history, and self-worth can be seen as a form of internal warfare, set against the backdrop of an ever-changing volatile social and political climate that we all must navigate.
By taking one's innermost fears and insecurities and creating objects that can be worn and displayed, one is able to gain control and understanding of one's past and chart a course forward into the future.
/Jason Stein


Missing Memories is proposed by Alliages and curated by Juan Riusech. The exhibition will be shown during Schmuck 2023 (map #15).
The exhibition will be held at Galerie Werkstatt: #39 in the program download here
Exhibition opening hours : March 8-10th: 14-18:30h and March 11th: 10-12h.