The recently-opened gallery on Museum Island in Berlin is hosting its first exhibition and the topic is plaster: Near Life. The Gipsformerei – 200 Years of Casting Plaster.
The exhibition follows different casting techniques that were used throughout history, from antiquity to the present day.
Although there are many plasters you would surely recognize, such as Laocoön and His Sons, there are also some more disturbing revelations in the 20th century plaster casting practices.
Germans used to force indigenous people of colonized countries into various contraptions to produce plaster casts, and you can read about the people’s horrific experiences through collected testimonies.
The exhibition is open until Sunday so if you have an hour to spare, it’s worth a visit.
For more photos from the exhibition please visit the Instagram page 🙂
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