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GERMANY / Berlin: Steve Bishop Deliquescing
by Modem
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until Sunday January 06 2019

KW Institute for Contemporary Art
T : +49 [30] 2434 5942
Auguststr. 69
10117 Berlin
Germany


The exhibition Deliquescing by Steve Bishop (born 1983 in Toronto, CA) builds upon a body of research that focuses specifically on the fragility of memory and the possibility of its preservation, defying the gradual breakdown of matter through the effects of time. The exhibition is based on two distinct but interrelated pillars: one being a deserted town in Northern Canada that was completed in 1981 to facilitate a nearby mine, and abandoned in 1983. Its remarkably intact state is due to the constant struggle to prevent the surrounding forest from reclaiming the town and is a testament to the live-in caretaker, who ensures that the lawns are mowed and the buildings are heated. The other point of departure is the unique restorative qualities of the Lion’s Mane mushroom: an edible, bulbous-looking mushroom native to the forests of North America, which has shown the remarkable ability of stimulating the synthesis of nerve growth factor in the brain. Lion’s Mane has been developed as a dietary supplement and also potentially as a medicine to be used for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

© Modem