Inspired by the 1200th jubilee of the Diocese of Münster in the summer of 2005, Kathrin Schlegel based the theme of her project on religious painting. Making use of the architectural setting of the exhibition hall, an elevator transported the visitors up to the exhibition area, where an installation of an industrial freezer obstructed the space, its droning hum reminding of the loft’s former service as a warehouse. The installation reveals a profane hortus conclusus, a freezing cold installation of an enclosed garden scene, its fountain covered in icicles as if it had been frozen in motion, a fan slicing the dim light adding a shivering look to the scene. Visitors were allowed to enter one by one, where a stone bench seemed to encourage a moment of repose and contemplation. But it was too cold to stay for long.
Säle in frischem und leichtem Schmuck