Die Poesie des Suchens

The project The Poetry of Searching explores the work and identity of Louise Nevelson, whose large-scale assemblages from discarded street materials became a distinctive artistic language in post-war New York. These found objects reflect both the economic upswing of the United States after World War II and the emerging culture of consumerism.

Today, excessive consumption is not only manifest in physical life but also embedded in digital environments. Building on Nevelson’s approach, students search for digital “trash” to reassemble, transform, and reinterpret. The results – spanning digital objects and outfits – are presented in a phygital fashion show as well as in a permanent installation.

The aim is to raise awareness of mindful and sustainable use of resources, regardless of whether they exist in the physical or digital realm.

What happens when fashion detaches from fabric and finds new bodies, spaces, and identities in the virtual realm?

For the finissage of the exhibition Louise Nevelson, the Museum Wiesbaden opens its doors to digital experiments at the intersection of art, technology, and fashion. In the Virtual Lab of the Academy of Fashion & Design (AMD), digital designs, avatars, and immersive scenarios are created – inspired by Nevelson’s principles of collecting, composing, and rearticulating. This project takes place within the framework of the World Design Capital.

Conference | 1–6 pm
Talks, lectures, and impulses from international voices in art, fashion, and technology

Welcome: Jana Dennhard (Museum Wiesbaden), Prof. Arnold Gevers and Prof. Ilona Kötter (AMD)

Block I – Digital & Analogue Worlds
Jana Dennhard – material matters. Louise Nevelson’s value of things
Luna Brenner – The Maze of Louise Nevelson in the Digital Age
Justus Jäger – Data Dump
Grit Wolany – AI – Trash or Recycling?

Block II – Fashion & Identity in the Digital Space
Àrmin Ludl – Queerness in the Digital Space
Flora Miranda – If you don't fit into the system, build your own

Block III – Digital Strategies & Future Perspectives
Maria Study XR – How the digital level creates a case for your own brand
Prof. Dr. Ingo Rollwagen – Digital Trash to Treasure: Gaming as a Blueprint for the Virtual Goods Economy
Dr. Achim Berg – Digital Fashion

Digital Fashion Show | 7 pm
An experimental staging of digital fashion – inspired by Nevelson’s principles of collecting, composing, and rearticulating. Fashion is reimagined; new bodies and spaces emerge.

The event is free of charge.