The installation artist and sculptor Mariella Mosler » became known for her floor reliefs made of quartz sand and ornamental works created from non-artistic materials. In Oldenburg, she is primarily exhibiting works on paper, such as monotypes featuring ropes and hair, collages and silver casts of potatoes, as well as an installation made of fabric panels with rope-like ornaments and a wall piece composed of official letters and immigration forms.

As an artist with a conceptual approach, Mariella Mosler explores identity and migration, linking these themes to the movements of people, plants and forms. Ropes, hair, written documents and potatoes become symbols of the migration of people and objects, and of the question of what actually constitutes origin and value. “We are delighted to be able to present an exciting contemporary perspective in Oldenburg with Mariella Mosler,” says museum director Dr Jutta Moster-Hoos.