Mappa Mundi 2018

Mappa Mundi 2018

Mappa Mundi A body of work, which seems at first sight independent, yet in content closely related to the stories, of travels and odysseys like the one of Homer‘s Ulysses, is the so-called mappa mundi. Continents connected with each other over the oceans stand for big...
Odissea 2018

Odissea 2018

Odissea The indoor installation “Odissea” consists out of two wall works, South America and the green and homely isle of Föhr and an installation on the floor, representing the wandering line of the journey there where Atlantic and Pacific meet. All three enter into...
The Gold and Tar Project 2011-2017

The Gold and Tar Project 2011-2017

The „Gold and Tar Project” offers a visible manifestation of the two poles which characterize human life: gold rains down from a golden cloud while, at the same time, so does the flow of tar. Wealth and happiness are just as fleeting as a cloud, constantly threatened by shadowy perils.

550 x 460 x 350 cm (18’ x 15’ x 11’6”)
Strips of canvas, paper, plastic netting, wire mesh, 2 innersprings of mattress, circuit plastic discs, acrylic paint, bitumen, ink
Venues: Frauenmuseum, Bonn; OSTRALE 14, Dresden
Exhibitions: Moneta. 2011; Ostrale 14

Jerusalem Thorn, Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden 2016

  Installation: Jerusalem Thorn Dimensions: 12 ft.66 in. x 8 ft.38 in. x 9 ft. 02 in. Materials: wire, tape, fabric, plastic bags, plastic net Exhibition: Berge versetzen Venue: Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden, 2016   For Susanne Kessler‘s Installation...
The Jerusalem Project, 2013-2016

The Jerusalem Project, 2013-2016

— Exhibition Venues Jerusalem Thorn, Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden 2016 Jerusalem, American University Museum, Washington DC 2015 Jerusalem and the Life Library, Arlington Art Center, Washington DC 2015 Jerusalem Triptych, Women call for peace, Shiva Gallery...

Jerusalem, American University Museum, Washington DC 2015

  Installation: Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַיִם القُدس Dimensions: 27 ft. 8 in. x 18 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. Materials: wire, tape, fabric, plastic net Venue: American University Museum – Katzen Art Center, Washington / DC, 2015   When Susanne Kessler gave herself...

“The Gold and Tar Project”, Exhibition Ostrale, Dresden 2014

The „Gold and Tar Project” offers a visible manifestation of the two poles which characterize human life: gold rains down from a golden cloud while, at the same time, so does the flow of tar. Wealth and happiness are just as fleeting as a cloud, constantly threatened...
Mäander 2014

Mäander 2014

Dimensions: 49’3” x 31‘2“ x 31’2” Materials: 3 iron rings Ø 9’2”, 2 iron rings Ø 6’7”, 2 iron rings Ø 3’11”, ground mirror 31’2” x 31’2”, strips of canvas, wire lead, cord, cable nets, plastic netting, plastic tubes, muslin, fabric, acrylic paint, bitumen Exhibition:...

Jerusalem Triptych, Women call for peace, Shiva Gallery New York, NY 2011

Triptych: “Jerusalem” Dimensions: 36.02 in. x 75 in. x 4.72 in. (in three parts) Materials: oil colour, ink, nails, thread, plywood, perspex lids Venue: “Women call for peace”, Shiva Gallery New York, NY, 2013 “Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלַיִם القُدس ”, American University...
The Tower of Marzahn 2011

The Tower of Marzahn 2011

12 x 2,80 x 4,50 m   (39’37” x  9’186″ x 14’763″ft) Materials: scaffolding, drawings on paper, paint on canvas strips, cloth ropes, tarps, wire mats, cord, printed plastic sheets Venue: Gallery M Berlin, Germany Exhibition: Susanne...
In Bilico 2009

In Bilico 2009

(Work in Progress) Dimensions: 250 square meters (820.21 square feet), variable Materials: wire, wire constructs, cord, rope, painted canvas strips, netting, paper cut-outs of drawings, acrylics, graphite, bitumen color, ink Venue: Galerie Epikur, Wuppertal, Germany...
Survival Kit 2005

Survival Kit 2005

“Survival Kit”, 2010 Measures: Ø 6m/19.685 ft; height at least 4m/13.123ft (variable) Materials: cotton fabric, cotton ribbons, cords, wire Venue: Tony Cragg Factory, Wuppertal; University of Art Berlin (UdK); Andrew Shiva Gallery, New York    ...
“Room of Evolution”, Teheran 2003

“Room of Evolution”, Teheran 2003

2003 Artist Forum Taleghani, “Room of Evolution”, 21. Fadjr International Theatre Festival, Teheran, IR   Documentation Susanne Kessler. Persian...
Aufflug (Swinging Up), 1998-2001

Aufflug (Swinging Up), 1998-2001

“Aufflug” (Swinging Up) 2001 Installation in a 27 square meter room (88.582 square feet) Materials: 99 kites made of muslin fabric, stretched on tree branches Venue: Galerie der Stadt Remscheid, Germany Exhibition: Susanne Kessler:13 rooms  ...