Henrike Naumann combines installations that work simultaneously as period rooms and exhibition spaces. Her most important source of inspiration is her own biography. Born in the GDR, she was an active witness to her country’s transformation and is constantly investigating how the interior design of rooms and the objects within them unconsciously affect their users or consumers. Naumann questions the apparent neutrality of furniture and decoration, focusing on their ideological messages and building bridges between history, design and a collective unconscious.
Henrike Naumann, Ruinenwert, 2019, Photo: Ulrich Gebert
IKOB – Museum of Contemporary Art, Rotenberg 12b 4700 Eupen IKOB – Museum of Contemporary ArtHenrike Naumann combines installations that work simultaneously as period rooms and exhibition spaces. Her most important source of inspiration is her own biography. Born in the GDR, she was an active witness to her country’s transformation and is constantly investigating how the interior design of rooms and the objects within them unconsciously affect their users or consumers. Naumann questions the apparent neutrality of furniture and decoration, focusing on their ideological messages and building bridges between history, design and a collective unconscious.
Henrike Naumann, Ruinenwert, 2019, Photo: Ulrich Gebert