Group Exhibition Galvani Gallerie, Nuremberg, Germany
Dear Visitor,
I first visited Galvani Gallerie last October. I learned that this space had previously been a butcher shop that was only halfway renovated—with no electricity or heating. My curatorial projects always revolve around the specific conditions of the venue itself, so I was immediately drawn to this context. That’s how this exhibition came about, as the title suggests: “We Want to Bring Warmth and Light to Galvani Gallerie.” We wanted to use art to brighten and warm up this space.
This exhibition was organized through an open call for submissions, and some of the works were created specifically for this show. Temperature and light—these are essentials for human survival. That’s why, given the right conditions, every fully renovated room has heating and electric lighting. Attempting to address these practical, physical shortcomings through art is akin to drinking poison to quench one’s thirst; yet, to some extent, art is something people are only willing to contemplate after they’ve put on warm clothes. So, thanks to the past hundred years—one of the few periods in human history where most people have had enough to eat and wear—this exhibition doesn’t seem absurd. May our imagination and creativity pierce through this dark, cold winter night and reach the boundary where light and warmth intertwine in our consciousness.
P.S.: Given the theme of this exhibition, for the first time ever, I’m hoping for particularly terrible weather on opening day—so that the exhibition will seem all the more charming, interesting, and precious. I hope everything turns out just as I wish…
-Written by JiUPi, October 27, 2026, Nuremberg
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