Portkeys
Catherine Rose Evans | Jakob Argauer | Lena Schramm | Ties Ten Bosch
3.4.–12.4.2026
Opening: Fri 3 Apr 6–10 pm
Portkeys explores how everyday objects can become poetic carriers of other worlds. The title refers to the term from the Harry Potter books: ordinary objects that, once touched, transport the user to another place. In a similar way, once one of the artworks touches you, it draws you into the distinct world of that particular artist.
The exhibition brings together four artists who use everyday objects as a starting point for their work. Through subtle shifts in material, scale, context, or function, these familiar things are transformed into elements of a distinct visual language. Rather than operating as purely conceptual gestures, the works speak directly to the imagination and open up personal and often slightly strange worlds that unfold around the objects themselves.
Two or more works by each artist are presented in the exhibition. This not only highlights the range and versatility of their practices, but also offers viewers multiple entry points into the artists’ visual languages. The variety of materials, forms, and media creates a constellation of works in which the familiar and the unexpected meet.
Portkeys suggests how ordinary objects can become carriers of meaning and poetic potential. What begins as something recognisable gradually shifts into something else – an invitation to enter a world that extends beyond the everyday.