Hallen 05: 7-15 September 2024 ⧵ Berlin Art Week: 11-15 September 2024 \
Gallery Night: September 13, 6-10 p.m. \
\ElylaYa-bunanma-m-a-ta-ta: WHAT I SEE WHEN I DREAM07.09. - 02.11.2024
Elyla, *1989 in Chontales, Nicaragua
They currently live and work in Masaya, Nicaragua
A night at a gallera, somewhere on the outskirts of a dusty, provincial town. The crowd gathers around the cockpit, voices raised, sweaty faces flickering in the electric light, waiting for the fight to begin. It is a predominantly male, overtly masculine, scene, with each contender, and the viewers, assuming their pre-established parts. The men attend to their cocks, preparing them carefully, gingerly even, only to suddenly release them into the ring. The cocks jump at each other, male on male, with jolting, violent movements that nevertheless resemble a dance. It all lasts but an instant, the crowd cheering the victor on.
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Selected Works
Highlights
Performances & Videos
Photography
Sculptures and Installations
Elyla
Cockfight (Fiesta de Gallosgallinas) (2024)
ceramic, feathers, wooden panel, metal bars, clay, natural pigment paint
Plinth size: 200 cm diameter
Height: 220cm
Metal bars: 85-175cm
Plinth size: 200 cm diameter
Height: 220cm
Metal bars: 85-175cm
Elyla
From the series ‚Prayer for Tending Death' (2024)
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
86x49,9cm / 100x70cm
5+2AP
86x49,9cm / 100x70cm
5+2AP
Elyla
From the series ‚Prayer for Tending Death' (2024)
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
86x52,1 cm / 100x70 cm
5+2AP
86x52,1 cm / 100x70 cm
5+2AP
Elyla
From the series ‚Prayer for Tending Death' (2024)
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
78,2 x 130 cm / 105 x 140 cm
5+2AP
78,2 x 130 cm / 105 x 140 cm
5+2AP
Elyla
From the series ‚Prayer for Tending Death' (2024)
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
51 x 86 cm / 70 x 100 cm
5+2AP
51 x 86 cm / 70 x 100 cm
5+2AP
Elyla
From the series ‚Prayer for Tending Death' (2024)
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
51x86 cm / 70x100cm
5+2AP
51x86 cm / 70x100cm
5+2AP
Elyla
From the series ‚Prayer for Tending Death' (2024)
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
51 x 86 cm / 70 x 100 cm
5+2AP
51 x 86 cm / 70 x 100 cm
5+2AP
Elyla
Mirroring Lengger Gallogallina (Espejo Lengger Gallogallina) (2024)
A trans-oceanic decolonial ritual for ancestral corpo-divinities
Video, sound, performance
5:13 min
Video, sound, performance
5:13 min
Elyla
Prayer for Tending Death (Una Oración para Acompañar la Muerte) (2024)
Video, sound, performance
11:47 min
11:47 min
Elyla
Altar of sacred deaths II (Altar de muertes sagradas) (2024)
72 x 90 cm | 28 3/8 x 35 3/8 in
Elyla
Altar of sacred deaths I (Altar de muertes sagradas) (2024)
72 x 90 cm | 28 3/8 x 35 3/8 in
Elyla
Altar of sacred deaths III (Altar de muertes sagradas) (2024)
74 x 90 cm | 29 1/8 x 35 3/8 in
\Martin DammannIrrlichter07.09. - 02.11.2024
Martin Dammann, *1965 in Friedrichshafen/Bodensee,
lives and works in Berlin
Martin Dammann’s artistic practice oscillates between photography, video, drawing, and watercolors. The artist draws inspiration from his collection of private photographs and his own recordings. From these, he creates large-format watercolors that capture certain elements of the images while challenging classic techniques, rules, and clichés associated with the medium of watercolor.
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Selected Works
Martin Dammann
2.Irrlicht (2021)
Watercolor, pencil on paper
155 x 195 cm | 61 x 76 3/4 in
155 x 195 cm | 61 x 76 3/4 in
Martin Dammann
1.Irrlicht (2021)
Watercolor, pencil on paper
170.3 x 115.3 cm | 67 x 45 3/8 in
170.3 x 115.3 cm | 67 x 45 3/8 in
Martin Dammann
5.Irrlicht (2021)
Watercolor, pencil on paper
114.5 x 114.5 cm | 45 1/8 x 45 1/8 in
114.5 x 114.5 cm | 45 1/8 x 45 1/8 in
Martin Dammann
4.Irrlicht (2021)
Watercolor, pencil on paper
155.3 x 195.3 cm | 61 1/8 x 76 7/8 in
155.3 x 195.3 cm | 61 1/8 x 76 7/8 in
Martin Dammann
3.Irrlicht (2021)
Watercolor, pencil on paper
160.5 x 230.5 cm | 63 1/4 x 90 3/4 in
160.5 x 230.5 cm | 63 1/4 x 90 3/4 in