FORT. FANTASY ISLAND

The collective of female artists entitled FORT (Alberta Niemann, *1982 in Bremen, and Jenny Kropp, *1978 in Frankfurt/Main; both live in Berlin) connects art and life in a special way. In a pointed perspective involving various techniques, they summon up stories of impressive intensity. Their works oscillate between humorous lightness and poetical profundity. Through subtle distortions, familiar scenes and objects from everyday life take on a surreal, sometimes uncanny character.

Wardrobes from whose insides children’s songs can be heard. Heart-shaped balloons that glide through the exhibition. An orphaned drugstore with empty shelves—the exhibition FANTASY ISLAND is not a hideaway but instead transforms the commonplace into grotesque counter-images. The exhibition presents a wide-ranging selection from the artistic production by the internationally renowned collective of female artists: from large-format sculptures, walk-in installations and acoustic works all the way to enigmatic objects and paintings. All the works exude an atmosphere of melancholy, a feeling of loss and loneliness that can be shared by many persons today.