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Benja Sachau

Benja Sachau’s media-critical works are adept interpretations of current discourses on hierarchization, power, the control of knowledge, and the visual forms these take. His conceptually calculated objects are multimedia implementations of the impossible, such as parascientific belief constructs and myths. The results are abstract gridded wall pieces, intricate kinetic sculptures and multi-sensory installation pieces.

Sachau studied at Akademie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht, NL.

Selected solo exhibitions include: The Human Glyphs at Galerie Kai Erdmann, Hamburg, DE (2014); There Were Rumours at Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2013); das Aleph III, power gallery, Hamburg, DE (2011) and Frequencies (with Dominic Wood) at Autocenter, Berlin, DE (2010).

Selected group shows are: Art Cologne, Cologne, DE (2023); Wolken in der zeitgenössischen Kunst – flüchtig – zeichenhaft – bedrohlich, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg, DE (2020); Ich bin ein Riss, ich will durch Wände gehen, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin, DE (2018); Toy Bitches Fuck You, Hamburg, DE (2018); Wir nennen es Arbeit, Turin, IT (2017); Omul Negru, cura- ted by Aaron Moulton, Bucharest, RO (2016); Applaus, Applaus, by Sammlung Haus N and ROCCA, Kiel/Kronshagen, DE (2016); Cosmic Disturbance, curated by N. Gawellek, Schmidt & Handrup, Cologne, DE (2015); heureka! at Matthias Jahn, Munich (2014); The Art of Esca- ping the Hairsbreadth at Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2013) and The Curators Battle (curated by Aaron Moulton and Carson Chan) at Grimmuseum, Berlin, DE (2011).

Benja Sachau, born 1976 in Hamburg, DE, lives and works in Berlin, DE.

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Works

Benja Sachau, The Elite Network, 2014, drawing on carbon paper, LED, artist frame, 6 parts, 332 × 226 cm Benja Sachau, Moses, 2014, inkjet print on paper, laminated on AluDibond, 180 × 90 cm Benja Sachau, Companion, 2013, ceramic, marker, wood, 122 × 152 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 4, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 1, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, To Whom It May Concern, 2013, mixed media on plexi glass, spray paint, 139 × 109 cm Benja Sachau, Trauerndes Konstrukt, 2012, enamel on wood, 160 × 160 cm Benja Sachau, Abduction (Proof), 2011, book, LED, wood, graphite, oilwax, 40 × 30 cm Benja Sachau, Optima M16 Big Bang Composition, 2014, 1-channel HD video, 15:32 Benja Sachau, Die Duale Einheit, 2012, 1-channel video installation, 10:28 min loop Benja Sachau, Grasdorf disc, 2014, pizza dough, ø 100 cm Benja Sachau, Encountered, 2014, mixed media, 350 × 180 cm Benja Sachau, paste, 2014, mixed media, 35 × 27 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 2, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 5, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, copy, 2014, mixed media, 35 × 27 cm Benja Sachau, The Great Conjunction, 2013, Hula Hoops, screws, nylon, graphite Benja Sachau, Beltone 222, 2013, mixed media, 35 × 35 × 15 cm Benja Sachau, Zeitliche Segnungsanlage, 2012, mixed media (3 parts), 16 × 26 × 8 cm, 16 × 26 × 12 cm, 20 × 30 × 8 cm Benja Sachau, Higgs-Boson (God Particle), 2012, messing and stainless steel, 80 × 80 × 80 cm Benja Sachau, Ba, 2011, MDF, bitumen, threaded rods, LED, 73 × 25 × 25 cm Benja Sachau, Alphateilchen, 2011, Thuyawood, stainless steel, 150 × 150 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 8, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, Kontaktstele, 2009 mixed media, 200 × 60 × 45 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 9, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, tl;dr, 2014 typewriter ink on paper, artist frame, 127 × 70 cm Benja Sachau, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, 2014, typewriter ink on paper, artist frame, 138 × 71 cm Benja Sachau, Code (M16), 2013, ink on paper, 83 × 63 cm Benja Sachau, Journal No 7, 2018, typewriter ink on paper, 50 × 37 cm Benja Sachau, Untitled, 2010, ballpen on paper, 56 × 42 cm Benja Sachau, Untitled, 2009, ballpen on paper, 56 × 42 cm Benja Sachau, Astroturfing, 2014, drawing on carbon paper, LED, artist frame, 6 parts, 332 × 226 cm Benja Sachau Aleph III, 2011 mixed media, 4 projectors Benja Sachau, There were rumors, 2013, ink on paper, 83 × 63 cm Benja Sachau, FBIQ042 Extracted, 2010, audio on Band, 12:20 min Benja Sachau, All Things Must Pass, 2022, typewriter ink on paper, c-print, wallpaper on Alu Dibond, 3 parts, 100 × 150 × 5 cm

Exhibitions
Benja Sachau • There Were Rumors • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2013
Benja Sachau • Doppelblind • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2011

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