Caught in a Landslide

Neuer Berliner Kunstverein and KINDL, Berlin, Germany

- Nadia Egan

If the current state of affairs has taught us anything, it’s that uncertainty is not merely a passing state but an enduring condition. We live in flux, navigating shifting landscapes — both literal and metaphorical — across digital spheres, personal identity and physical spaces. These sentiments run deep in ‘Caught in a Landslide’, a group show spanning Neuer Berliner Kunstverein. and KINDL, featuring works by Berlin-based international artists who received the Berlin Senate’s 2024 visual arts work stipend. Through video, sound, painting, sculpture, installation and performance, the exhibition explores how individuals and communities navigate precarity, revealing uncertainty not as just something to be endured but as an active force shaping experience, perception and belonging.

One of the most pervasive forms of uncertainty today unfolds in the digital realm. Tethered to our screens, we are constantly subject to algorithmic manipulation. Jasmin Werner's installation