Vestibulum 1 Maria Barnas. Song for three rooms

Maria Barnas. Song for three rooms is the first exhibition in the series Vestibulum. This title refers to the place where the exhibitions take place: the former entrance to the museum in the building designed by architect Henry van de Velde and opened in 1938. Every six months, the museum invites an artist to create a presentation for this now rather undefined space, which in some way relates to the place, the history of the museum or the collection.

In her poetry, sculptures and films, Maria Barnas examines the concrete aspects of language and the way that we connect things with words. This exhibition is an installation with glass objects and sound, based on the idea of formulation and perception as an extended and fragmented form of exploration. Stuttering, sometimes flowing, Maria Barnas lets us hear TR-EYE-ING: a single word that spans three spaces.