DAS RHEIN RAUSCHEN

11. November –
04. Dezember
2016
Ines Lechleitner

Ines Lechleitner
Das Rhein Rauschen
Artist edition presentation and talk

We are pleased to announce the upcoming presentation of the new artist edition and perfume 'Das Rhein Rauschen' by Ines Lechleitner. Please join artist Ines Lechleitner and curator Emilie Bruner in conversation about the making of the exhibition and perfume on December 4th 2016 at 3pm in the exhibition at Villa Renata.

Ines Lechleitner’s multidisciplinary research on the river Rhine in Basel leads to the creation of her second river perfume Das Rhein Rauschen. The creation of the scent in collaboration with the perfumer Andreas Wilhelm began with the bottle of thought- a collection of words and phrases inspired by the river. It captures the energy of the Rhine, the rushing water, the sound, the brawl, the danger and intoxication, the ever changing colours of the surface, the structure of its making, the collision and the violence of its current.

The edition perfume "Das Rhein Rauschen" and artist box will be on sale.

Solo exhibition by Ines Lechleitner at Villa Renata Curated by Emilie Bruner

Ines Lechleitner’s multidisciplinary research using video, sound and drawings on the river Rhine in Basel leads to the creation of her second river perfume. In the scent - developed in collaboration with the perfumer Andreas Wilhelm - she mirrors a double nature of the river- its fast flowing glittering surface next to its slower dark currents from the riverbed. When the analogy is made between the river and the perfume ones body becomes the shore.

The creation of the scent begins with the bottle of thought drawing. A collection of words and phrases inspired by the river, aims to capture the energy of the Rhine, the rushing water, the sound, the brawl, the danger and intoxication, the ever changing colours of the surface, the structure of its making, the collision and the violence of its current.

Ines Lechleitner methodical and graphical mapping process stems from her fascination with cave drawings and in this instance the underwater scenes. The Mink whale skeleton floating above the river in the Natural History Museum in Basel inspires the fictional tale of a whale as a vessel and filter through the Rhinte’s river bed. A film camera captures the movement and nature of the river while following a monofin diver performing the whale's journey between the Schwarzwaldbrücke and the Dreirosenbrücke.

The images and sounds of the water's surface- the speed, the reflexions of light, the ripple as a surface dance, the exchange of water and air in the whale's blow and the buoyancy of the river- are at the heart of the musical noise improvisation by Ines Lechleitner and the voice artist Alessandra Eramo.

Examining the river bed the coloured papîer-mâché cast elements can be seen as surface objects made from the elements filtered through the whale on his underwater journey. Their making relates to the strong stomach response to the perfume, the sensation of the river on ones skin and reflects the dark side of the river.

The exhibition "Das Rhein Rauschen" displays the scoop of Ines Lechleitner´s multidisciplinary practice in drawing, video, sound, smell, objects, photographs and a performance piece.

The Perfume and the Performance walk are a collaboration between Ines Lechleitner and the Zürich based perfumer Andreas Wilhelm.

As places are limited for the guided tour and performance walk with Ines Lechleitner and Andreas Wilhelm on November 11 at 15h, please reserve via email to the following address: ines.lechleitner@gmail.com. Thank you!

Teilnehmende KünstlerInnen
  • Ines Lechleitner