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Kira Keune explores the subtle effects of digital presence on individual time perception and the experience of reality. At the core is the phenomenon of doomscrolling on social media, understood as a form of meditative distraction. The constant, rhythmic scrolling causes a loss of time awareness, as past and present merge without leading to any real reflection or change. The user remains trapped in a continuous moment of distraction.
Keune draws on the historical concept of the eyes as „windows to the soul,“ emphasizing the intimate proximity between the viewer and the screen. Two eyes gazing into the digital space raise questions: What do these eyes see, and what keeps drawing the user into the pull of seemingly shiny but ultimately hollow content? The image of the eyes becomes a symbolic expression of the relationship between humanity and technology, transcending self-perception.
Doomscrolling is understood as a modern form of escape, akin to religious or meditative practices. Much like meditation or prayer, the user is pulled into a repetitive state. However, this escape does not lead to spiritual experience but instead intensifies feelings of alienation and loss. It is a ritual that binds the body and mind, without offering the possibility of release or a true „home.“
This digital escape merges past and present, remaining a constant moment of presence in the digital space that subtly traps the user without providing any true liberation.
2018 – 2022 Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
University of Applied Arts and Sciences, Ottersberg
Klasse Prof. Michael Dörner
Auswahl bisheriger Ausstellungen
Einzelausstellungen
2024 deeply disconnected, Städt. Galerie Zeven
2024 Swipe Right for Success, Horner Eck, Bremen
2023 Gegensätze ziehen sich an, Kunstverein Fischerhude
2023 Privacy, Wilke Atelier, Bremerhaven
2022 Luftlinie 380 Meter, Große Kirche, Bremerhaven
2022 one click, Kunstverein Rotenburg
2021 Friction, Level One, Hamburg
Gruppenausstellungen
2024 Zucker, Galerie Mitte, Bremen
2024 Zucker, Rosa Stern Space, München
2024 En tránsito, Raum Links Rechts, Hamburg
2024 Up Next, Flutgraben, Berlin
2024 En tránsito, El Faro de Ses Coves Blances, Ibiza
2024 47. Bremer Förderpreis, Städtische Galerie, Bremen
2024 punctum complex, Nachtspeicher 23, Hamburg
2023 Growing in a shift, Tor 40, Bremen
2023 Leben in anderen Zeiten, Schloß Ritzebüttel, Cuxhaven
2023 alabaster_und von horizonten, Raum Pro, Bremen
2023 avanti dilenttanto, Kongress Humane KI, Alte Fleiwa, Oldenburg
2023 Kunst und soziale Medien, Kunstverein Rotenburg
2022 Ottersberger Kunstpreis, Kunstverein Fischerhude
2020 alle lu ja, Leven One, Hamburg
2020 Auswildern, Stiftung Nantesbuch, Bad Heilbrunn
2020 Food Futures Art, Kunsthalle Faust, Hannover
2019 ArtSpace, Bremerhaven
2019 One Drive, Odense, Dänemark
Sammlungen
Stadt Bremerhaven
Kunst im öffentlichen Raum
2022 #Hashtag, Kunstverein Rotenburg
2022 Gestaltung der Cafeteria, HKS Ottersberg
2022 Fair Verkehr, Amelinghausen
2022 Fair Verkehr, Ottersberg
Auszeichnungen/Förderungen
2024 Visiting Curators, Künstler*innenhaus, Bremen
2024 Nominierung für den 47. Bremer Förderpreis
2023 Artist Residency, Wilke Atelier, Bremerhaven
2022 Ottersberger Förderpreis für Bildende Kunst
2020 Förderpreis der Weser – Elbe – Sparkassen
2020 Deutschlandstipendium
