The Fohr Satellite Reef is showing at the Gustav-Lubcke Museum Hamm (Germany) in the exhibition Radiant Doom.

Curator’s Statement:
“The starting point and core of the special exhibition “Radiant Doom”, named after Christoph Ransmayr’s first poetic work, is a globally experienced mood: the feeling of a present that is perceived as turbulent and contradictory. While on the one hand production, consumption, hardship and social inequality are palpable, at the same time there has never been such a pronounced awareness of wanting to remedy global grievances – whether climatic, political or humanitarian. The exhibition places this ambivalence of optimism and the threat of the end of the world in an artistic context. An immersive and accessible setting invites visitors to take a condensed look at our “zeitgeist”: Full of hope, but also aware of the grievances and challenges, the Gustav-Lübcke-Museum aims to sensitise visitors to the available options for action.”

Exhibition Curator: Thomas Schmaeschke

Museum exhibition webpage

The Fohr Satellite Reef is a collaborative artwork by Margaret Wertheim and Christine Wertheim working with the people of Fohr and Alkersum in Germany, made at Museum Kunst der Westkuste (2012).  Over 700 crafters across Germany and Denmark contributed coral pieces – including some exquisite works of bobbin lace and tatting using traditional handicraft techniques for which the region is famous.

For more about the Fohr Satellite Reef (plus a photo gallery) see here.