Going Backwards in a Circle

galerie burster is pleased to present the awardees of the Preis des Präsidenten der UdK Berlin für Meisterschülerinnen und Meisterschüler der Bildenden Kunst Viktor Petrov (class of Prof. Bonvicini), Aline Schwörer (class of Prof. Streuli) and Kallirroi Ioannidou (class of Prof. Lammert) in a joint group exhibition. This will be followed by solo exhibitions of awardees. The Preis des Präsidenten der UdK Berlin für Meisterschülerinnen und Meisterschüler has been offered annually by the Faculty of Fine Arts since 1997 and is awarded to three outstanding master students. In addition to an exhibition, each award includes a monographic catalogue. The jury of experts under the chairmanship of the President of the UdK Berlin, Prof. Dr. Norbert Palz, selected the three awardees this year. Viktor Petrov (*1991 in Pleven, Bulgaria) explores in his artistic practice the relationship between the social, architectural and autobiographical body. His installations and sculptures reveal the dynamics of power inscribed in everyday objects, architectural structures and personal relationships. Through the interplay between materiality, function and valence, he develops forms and figures that transform ideological systems of order into a state of instability and make them tangible.