January 10 – 24, 2025
Many thanks to the artist AJ Black for realizing the solo exhibition THE BODY LIVES SOMEWHERE ELSE at 404 | BAI within the Studio Program at BAI | Berlin Artist Residency, Art School, Arts Incubator, and Live Online Courses & Classes.
Opening: January 10, 2025, from 6 – 9 pm
Exhibition: January 11 – 24, 2025
Location: 404 | BAI
Opening Hours: By appointment
Address: BERLIN ART INSTITUTE, An der Industriebahn 12 – 16, 13088 Berlin, Building 404, Top Floor
“The solo exhibition explores the tension between the physical and the psychological, the internal and the external. AJ Black investigates how language, sound, and materials mediate our relationship with our own bodies, the spaces we inhabit, external expectations, and the way we perceive ourselves. The body is both a vessel and a boundary – a site of constant negotiation between inner experience and external reality. Through the use of spray paint, found materials, video, and music, this body of work reflects on the often invisible, yet deeply felt, distance that separates us from our own corporeal presence. The presentation captures this distance not as a static divide, but as an ongoing, dynamic tension—an interplay between the fragmented, material world and the intangible, mental landscapes we navigate daily.“ (Text by courtesy of AJ Black)
AJ Black (b. 1997), is a queer multidisciplinary artist originating from Canada. They work with acrylic, spray paint, found materials, time-based media, music, and dance. Having moved over 15 times, change and diversity of experience are themes that often play into her work. AJ’s work centres largely around the disconnect between the self and the body and the gaps that occur between the two. Using 2-dimensional art to share stories that might otherwise go untold. AJ is a self-taught artist, dancer, & music-maker who uses movement and sound as a means of bridging the gap between the mental and the physical. They are currently completing a residency at the BERLIN ART INSTITUTE.
More information on the AJ Black Website.
