THE END OF SAD WORDS

Exhibition by Monika Deimling & BBB Johannes Deimling
Curated by Edit Pula
15. – 26. May 2024
GAT – Tirana Art Gallery, Tirana, Albania
Vernissage: 15. May 2024
with a performance by BBB Johannes Deimling “Mysterious Barricades #2”


“The end of sad words” does not necessarily mean the beginning of happy words. How would we talk if all the words that make us sad vanished? How would it affect the way we live together? Would it have an impact on our struggles and emotions? Monika Deimling and BBB Johannes Deimling try to find a language that goes beyond understanding. A language that addresses our emotions and desires for the future in a distorted, sometimes fractured, but always poetic way. At the heart of this is the question of belonging, where aspects of home, childhood and social ties play an important role in the creation of their artworks. Concealing the obvious and reaching for hidden treasures is essential to unlocking the poetic works of both artists. The artist couple have been coming to Tirana for eight years and find great inspiration in Albanian culture, its traditions and contemporary lifestyle. “Albania” is far from being a sad word for the Deimlings.