A threshold-game of proximity, cluster and heat

In Susanne M. Winterling’s solo exhibition, on view from 7 September 2022, an invisible force will take the role of the protagonist. In recent years, Winterling has explored the cultural, biological, and medicinal aspects of temperature. In their recent work, heat features as energy often indiscernible to the human eye, which nonetheless makes bodies quiver—from desire as much as fear—and which causes landscapes to surrender to drought or transform to ashes. This elementary force is not only destructive but can also assist in healing. One of the starting points for Winterling’s exploration of heat is ground-breaking developments in biomedical research: the equipment of bacteria with nanoparticles enabling them to carry medicine. The transfer of medicine via bacteria can be stimulated through temperature, allowing treatment to be purposefully delivered inside our bodies. The exhibition A threshold-game of proximity, cluster and heat builds on the artist's research into the position that heat can hold in the relationship between humans and microorganisms. It connects to Earth landscapes while exploring the intimacy between bodies across species—in this case, humans and bacteria. The exhibition invites viewers to consider our various interdependencies as channeled through heat.