Thinking About Things – Art Interventions II

12 February to 14 Februaryr 2027

Three artists—the ceramicist Stephanie Borchardt (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), the designer and master carpenter Christoph Leuner (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), and the painter and poet Günter Nosch (Weilheim)—enter into an engaging dialogue with the museum’s collection. Their shared theme is reflection on the meaning and form of objects.
Günter Nosch calls his project “Duden dichten” (“Poetising the Duden”). Around 50 permanently exhibited objects from the collection are given new, playful titles and are seemingly explained in the concise tone and appearance of the Duden dictionary. Alongside the joy of wordplay, the aim is to turn our perspective upside down. Selected works on glass, wood, and cardboard are simultaneously placed in the context of the collection.
Christoph Leuner’s sculptural vessels—he himself refers to them as to hollow bodies—enter into a dialogue of form and function with the permanent collection. His work centres on reflection about volume, form, materiality, craftsmanship, and, not least, the meaning of objects. For 35 years, he has explored the boundaries between the obvious and the hidden, making the juxtaposition with historical objects particularly compelling.
The ceramicist Stephanie Borchardt expands and mirrors the museum’s historical holdings of utilitarian vessels through her stoneware tableware. In her works, she adopts historical forms and craft techniques while shaping them in a clearly recognisable, individual, and contemporary manner. For this exhibition, she developed a dedicated series incorporating photographic elements fired into clay.
These interventions disrupt habitual ways of seeing things and open up new associations—offering, as it were, a fresh perspective on historical objects and enabling a dialogical museum experience throughout the year.