THE DARK ROOMS VEINS
For just three weekends, an old cinema complex will dream up a new and immersive art experience.
About the exhibition:
The memory of an old cinema rarely begins with scenes from films.
Instead, it begins with scents and that very specific feeling in your stomach when pushing open those heavy doors as a child. Inside—the air was warm and slightly dusty. A mix of popcorn, old carpet, and that indescribable smell of projector heat. It smelled like stories, although back then nobody would have called it that. That’s simply what cinema smelled like.
You sat in those wonderful seats with cushions that were just a little too soft, your knees perhaps a little too close to the seat in front, and waited.
That waiting was a feeling of its own…
…and then the lights slowly dimmed.
You sat there feeling both small and incredibly awake. This memory is not just a memory. It is physical. Everyone knows it.
And yet, hardly anyone has ever seen most of this cinema building.
There is another world behind the auditoriums. Beyond them begins something like a second architecture. Hidden transport corridors. A labyrinth of tunnels and dark chambers. An entire system of passageways connecting the different screening rooms.
A cinema was never just a place for films. It has always been a building with an interior life. Like a giant concrete anthill. And this is exactly where THE DARK ROOMS VEINS exhibition begins—in the hidden layers of the cinema.
Within this darkness, 10 international light and sound artists are creating their installations.
An old cinema is always a promise that, for a few hours, anything is possible. That the world becomes larger once the lights go out. And that somewhere within this building, a little bit of magic is still waiting.
As always, the exact location remains secret and will only be revealed to ticket holders 48 hours before their visit. Due to the short exhibition run, tickets are highly limited.
Pricing Information:
The ticket includes admission to the exhibition for the selected time slot as well as a welcome cocktail upon arrival.
Tickets:
https://www.thedarkrooms.de/tickets
Website:
https://www.thedarkrooms.de
Trailer:
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Artists:
01 Cylinders – by Joris Strijbos
https://www.instagram.com/jorisstrijbos
02 Bloom – by Studio Sven Sauer
https://www.instagram.com/studiosvensauer
03 Recurring Dream – by Corey Schneider
https://www.instagram.com/coreyschneider.art
04 Drone in Search of a Four-Leaf Clover – by Sputniko!
https://www.instagram.com/5putniko
05 Duration – by Boris Acket
https://www.instagram.com/boris.acket
06 Trust – by Künstler ohne Namen
07 Amnesia – by Cristian Rizutti
https://www.instagram.com/cristian.rizzuti
08 Hydroscope – by Alexis Choplain
https://www.instagram.com/alexischoplain
09 Actualization III – by Lumus Instruments
https://www.instagram.com/lumus.instruments
10 Initiation – by Encor Studio
https://www.instagram.com/encor_studio
https://www.instagram.com/ceeys_music/
