The exhibition "Gedanken–Brüche" is devoted to the uncertainty and fragility of human existence. It describes the state of a self that repeatedly falls apart and constantly reassembles itself. Dementia lets memories crumble, and connections are lost. Breaks, however, can also be the basis for necessary developments in different phases of life.
Ruby Jurkeit is currently completing her master craftsperson training as a ceramicist and ceramic designer. In her works she combines ceramics with conceptual art, video and projections. She engages with questions that many young people know: growing up, friendship, body images, feminism. For one of her works she plays with absurd-serious questions such as: "Wieso kann man nicht schneller warten?", "Was hält mein Hund von meinem Privatleben?" or "Sollte ich einen Führerschein fürs Erwachsenwerden machen?" These are three of the 99 questions that Jurkeit collected for her work "Muscle Memory" (Körpererinnerung). They are printed on the inside of ceramic cups and require no answer.
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