Kunsthalle Recklinghausen Showcases Villa Romana Prize Winners 2023–2025

An exhibition named "What Lies Below Is Another Above" is currently on display at the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, showcasing the creations of Villa Romana prize winners from 2023 to 2025. This exhibition delves into the concept that the ground beneath is never merely beneath, as every layer represents another surface. It unites artistic practices that have evolved independently across various regions, languages, and political issues, allowing each piece to maintain its individuality while engaging with the local institutional history and material creativity in Recklinghausen. Situated in the Ruhrgebiet, the Kunsthalle's context is particularly significant, as the area's extraction activities have influenced its landscapes, economies, architectures, and social narratives, illustrating how underground events have reshaped everything above, including cities and labor.