The City Sleeps in Grayscale Dreams (2026)
Site specific installation; moving sculptures, wall inscriptions, shadows casted by the exhibition architecture
part of NO STORIES NO MIRRORS, 8.-13.9.2026
3ca Berlin

The City Sleeps in Grayscale Dreams (2026) is a site-specific installation that explores the relationship between physical space, perceived experience, and time. Inspired by the logic of sundials and the idea of relative time, two moving sculptures follow the same trajectory. Their movements are barely noticeable; it is mainly through the shifting shadows that their motion becomes visible. Over time, small differences emerge between their trajectories, creating unexpected shifts and deviations.

The sculptures consist of metal suitcases with battery-powered lamps mounted to their handles. As they move through the space, they illuminate the surrounding works, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a dream. Their movement suggests the recalling and processing of memories, while the standardized form of the suitcases evokes an anonymous, anthropomorphic observer.

The architecture of the exhibition hall becomes a physical carrier for both the shadows and the inscriptions SOL VENIT (“the sun comes”) and OMNIA SOMNIA (“all things are dreams”), taken from Renaissance sundials and written in industrial lettering near the hall’s pipeline system. Like the slow movement of the shadows across the walls, these words are barely noticeable, blending into the architecture and subtly marking the passage of time.