Berlin | ArtRegion: Tempelhof

Art in the Underground 2019 – Up in Arms

Stephanie Hanna: Worauf basiert Frieden? [What is peace based on?]

15. September – 15. November 2019

Platz der Luftbrücke, Tempelhof Airport main entrance.

The global arms race is often justified for peacekeeping reasons, yet the opposite is the case: the sheer existence of weapons is a threat of violence in itself and is a form of structural violence. Stephanie Hanna’s floor poster refers to a Persian carpet or an Afghan war carpet. Its central question »What is peace based on?« is translated into numerous languages and spun into a delicate pattern whose underlying motifs can only be recognized as weapon illustrations at a second glance.