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Céline Mathieu's Ghostly Industrial Exhibition at Kunstverein Schwerin

exhibition · 2026-07-23

At the Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin, Céline Mathieu's exhibition delves into themes of industrial heritage and materiality, showcasing pieces that utilize ESP32 chips, gold investments, and aluminum ingots. This exhibition pays homage to the venue's history as an E-Werke electricity facility, with remnants of water tubing still visible. A posthumous Reader will feature a collection of commissioned fiction. Additionally, the display includes a postcard and poster featuring a rabbit photograph from two decades ago, which was uploaded to Wikipedia by the artist's partner. Robots from the M-4 Institute for Mechatronics in Mechanical Engineering at the Ligeti Center are also on loan for this showcase. The rabbit image serves as a subtitle for the exhibition's title.

Key facts

  • Exhibition at Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin
  • Works include ESP32 chips, investment gold, and aluminium ingots
  • Building previously housed E-Werke electricity plant
  • Water tubing from plant cooling system remains under Kunstverein
  • A book of commissioned fiction will be published as a Reader
  • Postcard and poster feature a rabbit photograph from twenty years ago
  • Robots borrowed from Institute for Mechatronics in Mechanical Engineering M-4, Ligeti Center
  • Investment gold glued with dentist's enamel, hung high on wall

Entities

Artists

  • Céline Mathieu
  • Rubén
  • Emilija
  • MT

Institutions

  • Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern
  • Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof
  • Institute for Mechatronics in Mechanical Engineering M-4, Ligeti Center
  • E-Werke

Locations

  • Schwerin
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • United States
  • Jamaica

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