Modeling the Worldincluding works by Isa Melsheimer
Current Museum Group Exhibition
Aranya Art Center
Qinhuangdao
China
16 Mar – 7 Sept 2025
German artist Isa Melsheimer’s practice is deeply inspired by modernist architecture. In Gallery 5, a series of her “models” reconstruct specific architectural and natural elements through semi-fictional means, revealing architecture’s gradual shift towards the organic. In these artists’ practices, the model is more than just a microcosm of a building; it is a conceptual tool for liberation from limitations. These models interact with space and with the viewer to form a fluid, experiential medium in fusion with the environment and ideas. Spurred by aerial and satellite technology, top-down imagery has flooded our lives and visual culture. In this way, it seems as if the world has been modeled. The exhibition invites audiences in Aranya, a unique community field being constantly shaped by architecture, to ask, is the world itself a model? This exhibition is organized by Assistant Curator Jiang Ruoyu and Project Coordinator Wang Jiaming at the Aranya Art Center.
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