| Project | public preposition non_lieux – vier, fünf (Nicht-)Orte in Marl |
| Year | 2017 |
| Institution | Urban Lights Ruhr / Urbane Künste Ruhr, Bochum /DE |
| Place | Agentur für Arbeit / Amtsgericht / ehem. Hauptschule / Rathaus, Marl /DE |
| Curator | Katja Aßmann, Melanie Bono, Georg Elben |
| Technique | LED-light tubes, DMX controller, wooden construction |
| Thanks | non_lieux - vier, fünf (Nicht)-Orte in Marl wurde produziert für Urban Lights Ruhr 2017 im Auftrag von Urbane Künste Ruhr |
| Simulation | Archive Mischa Kuball, Düsseldorf /DE |
| Photographer | Thorsten Arendt and Roman Mensing, artdoc.de |
non_lieux – vier, fünf (Nicht-)Orte in Marl, Marl, 2017
Mischa Kuball places his art at the intersection of light and urban space. He uses the medium of light to reflect sites and to reflect on them. For URBAN LIGHTS RUHR Mischa Kuball created two light signs that move to various locations in Marl during the exhibition. They are simultaneously a claim and a question: DYSTOPIA or UTOPIA? FINISHED or UNFINISHED? Restlessly, the syllables change through the light and thus not only alter the actual meaning, but also the perception of the location signified. Is this place already finished or is it still in the process of development? Does it tell a good story or does it express the problematic sides of our modern life? (Melanie Bono)
Die Lichtinstallation fuhr anschließend auf einem Lkw montiert für eine temporare Präsentation von "DYS(U)TOPIA / UNFINISHED" im November 2017 zum Schloss Ludwigslust bei Schwerin.
