With the exhibition "EISZEIT", the Usedom Refugium - Kunst am Meer is dedicating itself to winter from 1. October 2025 to March 31, 2026 is dedicated to the quiet, clear and at the same time powerful facets of winter. Painting, graphics, sculpture and objects enter into a dialog that makes the cold, the light and the transformation of this season tangible. transformation of this time of year. The show is an invitation to see the "not as a standstill, but as a resonating space for new forms and perspectives. experience.
The title is not only meant literally, but also refers to a mood that goes far beyond the landscape.
far beyond the landscape. Ice Age means silence, concentration and reduction, but also the
but also the emergence of new possibilities beneath a frozen surface. The participating
artists in the gallery, including Volker Köpp, Matthias Wegehaupt, Oskar Manigk,
Caro Stark, Hans Scheib, Solveig Bolduan, Beate Kicherer, Marina Apud Schneider, ERIK,
Christiane Latendorf show painting, graphic art, sculpture and objects in a variety of
expressions, all of which take up the winter motif in their own way. Paintings
capture the bright glow of snow and ice or set the darkness of the long nights in
contrasts of particular intensity. Graphics use fine lines to capture the austerity of deserted streets
streets and the stillness of frozen landscapes. Through their materiality and surface, sculptures
hardness, fragility and transience, while objects make the boundary between art and nature permeable and
between art and nature and make transformation visible, while other objects, such as the
such as the ERIKs, which playfully experiment with grotesque and absurd situations. A
making absurd situations visible in the world of the real.
The exhibition is deliberately designed as a variation: Works enter into changing dialogs and
always open up new perspectives, making a repeat visit worthwhile. On 11. and 12.
October, the gallery invites you to an open reception from 12 noon to 6 pm, where
visitors have the opportunity to discover the works in a relaxed atmosphere.
discover the works in a relaxed atmosphere.
At the same time, a solo exhibition by the painter Thessa will be on display in the pavilion until November 16, 2025.
Thessa, whose colorful works in the tradition of Art brut provide a lively counterpoint to the winter
counterpoint to the wintry stillness of the "Ice Age" exhibition.
Contact & opening hours:
Usedom Refugium - Art by the sea
Gallery for contemporary art
Dünenstraße 34, 17454 Zinnowitz
www.usedomrefugium.de
Instagram: refugium.kunst.am.meer
Opening hours:
May-September: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 11am-5pm | Sun 12pm-5pm | Tue & Thu closed
April + October: Sat-Sun 11am-5pm
November-March: Sat 11 am - 4 pm
additional days in October: 01., 02., 13., 14. 21., 23., 24., 30.10. 11-17 h each day