Welcome to HYCP VEDDEL SPACE IN HAMBURG, GERMANY
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of German-Mongolian diplomatic relations, HyCP is inviting Togtuun Erdenebileg and Ariuntugs Tserenpil from Mongolia to Hamburg for a four-week residency on the Elbe island of Veddel from November to December 2024.
The residency is part of the exhibition “зуу hundert,” a group exhibition featuring works by 100 Mongolian artists. The exhibition takes a kaleidoscopic look at the Mongolian art scene and will be shown simultaneously in the exhibition space.
Togtuun Erdenebileg
” About my art and myself. – I capture the life around me – the hustle of the city and the people navigating its daily challenges. The echoes of nomads linger above the sparkling lights of Ulaanbaatar. I find beauty in the hearts of these individuals, each carrying a shared, rhythmic hope. This enduring spirit of freedom drives me to explore and express their stories and mine.
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I grew up in Ulaanbaatar, spending my childhood in metal waste dumps and factories. I would often spend my days sifting through discarded car parts and electronics, navigating towering piles of scrap metal. I found these heaps fascinating as a child, climbing to the top each day to discover hidden treasures. From that vantage point, life always seemed vibrant and full of possibility. Even now, I feel like that curious child, and life feels richer than ever. There’s always something new to explore and learn”.
Ariuntugs Tserenpil
“I live and create my artworks in Ulaanbaatar. I like making mixed-media works such as short videos and collages of photography with paintings and prints on them. Creating new combinations of different/new-old materials resembles to me a mixture of different civilizations, hybrid cultures, digital societies, and mixed periods that are present today.
Representations of geometrical shapes inspired by Mongolian traditional wooden spring game, moss, leaves, and saws are common themes in my works. Although I assume that the saw above the door is a superstitious symbol that comes from a Mongolian way of living, the traditional way we see this tool is being changed as a belief and spiritual symbol – which interests me a lot. I aim to present my feelings on the issue of human being’s improper behavior toward nature creatively using the language of art.
How can people live with less harm to nature in this transition period of escaping from nomadic culture and trying to catch up with so-called urbanization as a whole? Do we keep acting as if we have no choice but to consume without limit? What do we believe in? These are the questions that I try to ask through my work. “
With the friendly support of:
Ministry of Culture Hamburg
Bezirksamt Hamburg Mitte
Goethe-Institut Mongolia
Special Thanks to Katja Brinkmann (Artist and curator of “зуу hundert” and Leonhard Heydecker (Director of the Goethe-Institut Mongolia) and Julia Dautel (BKM Hamburg)
