Exhibition Opening: Seven Works by Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino - Seven Works

• Exhibition

Kunstraum of the Leuphana University Lüneburg is pleased to announce Seven Works, a solo exhibition by Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino curated by Ana Druwe in collaboration with Halle für Kunst Lüneburg and Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies (LIAS) in Culture and Society. The exhibition brings a set of works by Celestino in dialogue with the specific context of Kunstraum Leuphana Lüneburg. It highlights the interplay between the institution’s archive, the university campus, and its historical connection with Halle für Kunst Lüneburg, exploring potential porosity between the university and the city.

In Seven Works, Celestino explores agency and complicity within institutional systems. The selection of the seven score-based pieces taps into the surface of the space –architectural and organizational– with responsive, contingent negotiation to examine how familial ties, property regimes, and institutional procedures shape the terms of visibility, authorship, and access.

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Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (Brazil, 1989) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through score, sculpture, text, photography, sound, and video, the artist addresses the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, focusing on institutional critique, language, and objecthood. Celestino was awarded the ars viva 2025, Pampulha Grant 2024, and the Ducato Prize 2023, amongst other prizes, grants, and residencies.