sven
piayda | get you the moon & a.i. dreaming
ELEFANT IM PORZELANLADEN!?
galerie an der ruhr/ruhr gallery, mülheim an der ruhr
2026-07-05
– 2026-08-31 (corrected)
opening 2026-07-05,
4 pm
galerie-an-der-ruhr.de
galerie an der ruhr
ruhrstraße 3
45468 mülheim an der ruhr
being part of the 2026 edition of the mülheimer kunstsommer the
galerie an der ruhr/ruhr gallery opened the exhibition 'elefant
im porzellanladen!?' – 'elephant in the ceramic store!?' on july 5. this
show features the unveiling of artworks that playfully and provocatively
engage with the metaphor of the 'bull in a china shop', inviting visitors
to reflect on fragility, disruption, and artistic intervention.
the show features sven piayda´s new piece ‘get you the moon’, a circular
dibond cgi photography showing a rendering of the moon. as lunar missions
resume, new desires for territory on the moon are likely to emerge; who
will ultimately own the moon remains an open question. through its title,
however, the moon becomes a romantic projection surface: anyone who has
ever wished to 'give someone the moon' can now quite literally do so –
provided they acquire the artwork. in this deliberately minimal piece,
science and the art world, romance and capital intersect.
the show also include a memory card game version of the mini series ‘a.i.dreaming’,
reflecting the development of artificial intelligence and its dangers
in recent history. the miniseries was created in 2018 at the beginning
of the hype surrounding artificial intelligence. based on a cgi rendering,
the a.i. reworked the image and gave it the look characteristic of its
time. in doing so, piayda pursues the idea of an autonomous image completely
detached from any reality. in light of the current rapid development of
artificial intelligence and its ability to generate images, piayda’s work
appears reassuringly naïve today; emerging dangers resulting from conflicts
of interest with unrestrained machines are not yet discernible here. it
is precisely this retrospective view of past limitations that makes the
work seem like an ominous prophecy. it is supposed to be exhibited as
an original memory card version.
the kultursommer extends beyond the exhibition itself, offering
open studio days in the villa artis on july 11 and 12, where visitors
can explore twelve working artist studios and experience the creative
processes behind the scenes. on july 19, the program continues with 'art
talk & touch', a ‘mülheim art sunday’ event for which the renowned artist
ha schult has been invited. this day includes a major charity art auction
featuring donated works and pieces from the kkrr collection, reinforcing
the community-oriented spirit of the cultural summer.
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