now open: air shelter
We are delighted to announce the second exhibition in the air-raid shelter, an extension our our new gallery space in Frankfurt am Main. In Der Blick ins Unbekannte (A Glimpse into the Unknown), Willi Bucher presents a site-specific projection that intertwines visual, material, and existential dimensions. At the center is a high-definition video projected onto fine stainless steel mesh – a precise, semi-transparent industrial material whose structure evokes neural networks through its 250-micron weave.
The image layers three visual components: a medical CT scan of the brain, a photographic portrait, and a hand-drawn line drawing. This composition becomes a hybrid – merging inner visibility (the brain), outer identity (portrait), and symbolic abstraction (drawing/text). The work reflects on the limits of perception, rooted in Bucher’s personal experience of a sudden loss of vision due to an eye infarction. Beyond the clinical event, the installation explores the uncertain zone between sensing and knowing – where intuition arises before clarity. In this space, the body is no longer a fixed image but a fragile interface between the physical and the conceptual. Bucher’s work resonates with traditions of body-based art from Arnulf Rainer to Bruce Nauman, and with media artists like Gary Hill and Bill Viola, who use the body as a vessel for inner states.
Installed in the context of Julie Mia’s exhibition, the projection gains further resonance as it intersects not only different media, but also artistic voices. The mesh becomes a literal and metaphorical interface – between space and image, artist and viewer, diagnosis and self. Der Blick ins Unbekannte questions how identity is shaped by medical imaging, and how art can reclaim that image through complexity, ambiguity, and transformation.
Exhibition Opening
Join us for the opening on June 27 at 6 PM. Artist in attendance
Exhibition Dates
June 28 – August 17
Visiting Hours
Fridays and Saturdays from 12 to 3 PM, and daily by appointment. To enquire about a personal visit please feel free to contact us.
air shelter, Galerie 3AP, Brückenstraße 76, 60594 Frankfurt a. M.
