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Every year since 1999, the “Insect of the Year” board of trustees selects a species of insect that should be more famous than it has been because of its particular importance to the ecosystem, its rarity, its aesthetic value or even its “vulgarity”. The insect of the year should bring an exemplary species (and insects in general) closer to humans. Renowned entomologists, representatives of research institutions and nature conservation organizations make an important and difficult decision, choosing from about 35,000 insect species in Germany and select the one that is meant to represent the inconspicuous yet important folk of hexapoda among humans for a whole year.
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Wer ist es, wer ist er, wer ist sie.
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Sie wurde auserwählt.
Auserwählt?
Selektiert. Vom Kommitee.
Ist es die Auserwählte?
Ja, genau die.
Sie sieht aus als sei sie gerade aufgewacht.
Wieso blinzelt die so?
Sie wird von den Strahlern geblendet.
Unglaublich was man so anstellen kann -
mit nichts als etwas Cellulose und Spucke.
Ihre Flügel sind etwas knittrig.
Sie ist so aufgewacht.
So ganz angezogen?
Was für ein Gedanke.
Das ist ja der Horror.
Wednesday – Friday 12 – 6 pm
Saturday 12 – 4 pm and by appointment
Jonathan Penca
sympathy for the 6-legged
17.03. – 05.05.2018
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Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2004 (Hainschwebfliege), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2000 (Rosenkäfer), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2000 (Rosenkäfer), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2011 (Große Kerbameise), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2017 (Europäische Gottesanbeterin), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 62 × 46 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2003 (Feldgrille), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2001 (Plattbauch), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 46 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 1999 (Gemeine Florfliege), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 62 × 53 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2018 (Gemeine Skorpionsfliege), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53 × 46 cm -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2008 (Esparsetten-Widderchen), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 54 × 46 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2002 (Zitronenfalter), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 62.5 × 46 cm -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2016 (Dunkelbrauner Kugelspringer), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2016 (Dunkelbrauner Kugelspringer), 2018
Gouache and ink on cardboard, 53.5 × 41 cm -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018 -
Jonathan Penca, Insect of the year 2014 (Goldschildfliege), 2018
Cardboard, paper-mâché, glue and gouache, 34 × 17 × 15 cm -
Installation view, Jonathan Penca, sympathy for the 6-legged, Deborah Schamoni, 2018