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Installation view, Sweet Sixteen, Capitain Petzel, Berlin, 2024
Peter Piller
Untitled (from the series “Transferfenster”), 2024Pigment print, unframedSigned verso156 x 106 cm
61.4 x 41.7 inchesEdition of 1 + 1 APB-PPILLER-24-0001Further images
The photograph features a striking arrangement of illuminated football stadium floodlights against a dark background, casting a bright yet serene glow that highlights the intensity and passion of the game....The photograph features a striking arrangement of illuminated football stadium floodlights against a dark background, casting a bright yet serene glow that highlights the intensity and passion of the game. This image integrates the artistic and cultural narratives of Gelsenkirchen. It is part of a collaboration between the Gelsenkirchen Art Museum and the Schalke Museum during the 2024 soccer summer, where the artist Peter Piller has been invited to create a new exhibition.
For 'Archiv Peter Piller: Transferfenster', Piller delves deep into the heart of Gelsenkirchen‘s soccer culture, particularly focusing on the traditions and the life surrounding the local club, Schalke 04. His research took him to significant sites such as the Schalke Museum and the Schalker Meile, where he meticulously documented the essence of soccer fandom.Exhibitions
Sweet Sixteen, Capitain Petzel, Berlin, 2024
Archiv Peter Piller: Transferfenster. Das Schalke-Museum im Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen, 2024
Publications
Archiv Peter Piller: Materialien (K). Transferfenster, Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen, 2024, ill., unpaged
