Guided tour of the exhibition: the artists explain their concepts and working methods

The topic of deception implies the topic of truth. But what is truth? When we look at ourselves in the mirror, we see our reflection. But it is reversed. This means that we see ourselves differently than others see us. So, what is true, our self-perception or the perception of others? Are both real or is one of them distorted? What is reflected to us, which truth is true? Is there such a thing as one truth, or is it just a facet of our own perception? To what extent does all of this depend on our perspective, on the point of view from which we look at things – and what do we do with this 'knowledge' about our point of view?
With these thoughts in mind, artists Kiki Gebauer, Sonja Knecht and Finiw Trachir have come together for the exhibition Verzerrt (Distorted).

Kiki Gebauer transforms the project space into a hall of mirrors, thereby removing the boundaries of the room. She installs her concrete objects in this mirrored space. Since the mirroring material is not completely flat, distortions will occur. These can make you feel dizzy, but they also cause the linear, minimalist sculptures to be transformed or supplemented by new, amorphous forms in the reflection. These irregular, mirrored forms change significantly when viewed from different angles. Even slight movements of the head create new images. Thus, the reflection we experience is constantly changing. Everything is in flux, a play between constancy and change. On the opening night, Kiki Gebauer will introduce her work and the exhibition concept. www.kiki-gebauer.de

Sonja Knecht examines words for their meaning. Her anagramming is rummaging through word material via handwriting. At first glance, large-format excerpts from her anagram manuscripts may appear groundless distortions, with remnants of semantics peeking out here and there – but they reveal lengthy processes that follow strict rules. The beginning: a sentence or fragment, an exclamation, a thought or a quotation catches her attention. Why? What is in it? How can I find it? Sonja's core technique: staring at words. At some point, they look back, and then something happens. New meaning emerges in the interaction between the text artist and the text. For days and nights, sometimes over years, Sonja Knecht rearranges the given letters, collecting building blocks of meaning. From x manuscript pages, she finally selects complete lines in which all the letters of the original line appear (no more letters, no fewer), sorts them and connects them. Only then does it become a poem. At the vernissage, Sonja Knecht shares some of her anagram poems. www.txet.de

Closing event: Saturday, 18 April 2026, 5 p.m.