“Overview O”foto of a detail

Kunst am Bau im Schneckenhof, Universität/Schloß Mannheim,

Ceramic tiles in the wall (85sqm) ,2 sculptures (metal,lentils),diameter160cm/ 200m

18 x 4.4 m2011

On the way to conclusions Before reaching the point, when it is possible to draw conclusions, you are constantly collecting and accumu-lating details. Observations being made from the most possible perspectives are getting included, respected or sometimes smiled at. Endless variations of stories, theories and conspirations can evolve if you combine and add the pieces of the puzzle, that most likely can be found anywhere. Their context and correlation can be either varnished or invented. One detail leads to the next yet it diverts. Observations are becoming corner points/parameters that might be exact; but even they are summed up they are not capable to give an over-view. But a somehow truthful image always arises.Though these images follows rather the own focus and own the own vision than referring to the appropriate dimensions of the particular parts. Additionally, within time, more and more factors emerge, that astonish you and slightly but crucial disarrange the states of affairs, that were supposed to be detected. Thus conclusions become all of a sudden false conclusions. Consequently new conclusions have to be drawn, which might be revealed as soon as they appear in a different light.

Der Versuch Schlüsse zu ziehenBis man imstande ist, Schlüsse zu ziehen, werden Einzel-heiten gesammelt und angehäuft. Beobachtungen von möglichst vielen Seiten werden einbezogen, beachtet oder belächelt. Kombiniert und addiert man die Puzzelteile, die wom-öglich überall stecken können, so entstehen reihen-weise Varianten von Geschichten, Theorien und Ver-schwörungen, deren Zusammenhänge ausgeschmückt und zurechtgesponnen werden. Ein Detail lenkt zum nächsten hin oder aber auch ab. Beobachtungen werden zu Eckpunkten, die zwar genau sein mögen, aber in ihrer Summe keinen Überblick wiedergeben können. Irgendein getreues Bild jedoch ensteht im-mer. Entlang des eigenen Fokus und Wunschdenkens stellt es sich allerdings eher zusammen, als daß es sich

nach den angemessenen Dimensionen der Einzelheiten richtet. Dazu tauchen im Laufe der Zeit immer wieder neue Faktoren auf, die erstaunen lassen und dabei die vermeintlichen erkannten Sachlagen empfindlich verrücken: Schlüsse werden zu Fehlschlüssen, woraufhin neue Schlußfolgerungen gezogen werden, die even-tuell in einem anderen Licht betrachtet eine weitere Fortsetzung von Schlußfolgerungen hinter sich herzie-hen werden.

On The way to Conclusions(metal,lentils),diameter ca 100 cm2011

A researched for R but found F; with the help of N, A specialized on B, although at point P, A lost overview O, after a while W, profit P left A as well as motivation M which made A start over again at S together with T focusing F as well as the other O.

a project by

Maki UmeharaElmar Hermann

Anna Heidenhain

APOGEE with contributions by: Aaron Garber-Maikovska & Gabriel Vincent Griffith (Los Angeles), Agan Harahap (Jakarta), Alpcologne (Riccio, Mitch Hoehler, Ebasa Pallada, Norbert Schmeißer) (Cologne), Alexander Wissel (Düsseldorf), Alexandra Wolff (Düsseldorf), Allora & Calzadilla (San Juan), Ana Barrado (Key Largo), Anina Brisolla (Berlin), Anna Heidenhain (nüans) , ARCU (Katharina Ritter & Jan Engels) (Saarbrücken), Ashok Sukumaran (Mumbai), Asli Çavusoglu (Is-tanbul), Borga Kantürk (Izmir), CAMP (Ashok Sukumaran, Iyesha Geeth, Abbas Sanjay Bhangar, Shaina Anand, Zinnia Ambapardiwala) (Mumbai), Can Altay (Istanbul), Cevdet Erek (Istanbul), Christo and Jeanne-Claude (New York), Christopher Richmond (Los Angeles), Christoph Westermeier (Düsseldorf / Amsterdam), Dan Graham (New York), Daniel Devlin (London), David Rieff (New York), Dolly Freed (Texas), E.C. Large (1902–76), Edwin Stolk (Am-sterdam), Elke Kania (Cologne), Elmar Hermann (nüans), Felicitas Rohden (Düsseldorf), Glen Rubsamen (Rome), Gökçe Suvari (Istanbul), Gregory Mohr (Mainz), Gudrun Benonysdottir (Reyklavik), Guy Ben Ner (Tel Aviv), Hank Schmidt in der Beek (Berlin), Hannes Böhringer (Berlin), Harald Uhr (Cologne), Hüseyin Karakaya (Düsseldorf), Ian Cooper (New York), Jacopo Miliani (Milano), Jakob Kolding (Berlin), Jerry Goralnick (New York), Jessica Gispert (New York), Johannes-Paul Raether (Berlin), Judith Schalansky (Berlin), Klara Adam (Berlin), Knut Klaßen (Ham-burg), Kristina Kramer (Istanbul), Lawrence Weiner (New York / Amsterdam), Leonora Bisagno (Luxembourg), Lin May (Berlin), Louise Lawler (New York), Lucy Harvey (Düsseldorf), Maiko Sugano (Tokyo), Maki Umehara (nüans), Manuel Graf (Düsseldorf), Marcus Herse (Los Angeles), Mark von Schlegell (Cologne), Martina Klein (Düsseldorf), Massimo Ricciardo (Sicily), Matthew Licht (Florence), Matthias Lahme (Düsseldorf), Michael H. Shamberg (New York), Michael Tomasello (Lepzig), Mladen Stilinovic(Zagreb), Nancy Popp (Los Angeles), nüans (Anna Heidenhain, Elmar Hermann, Maki Umehara), Paolo Masi (Florence), Paul Thek (1933-1988), Peter Maass & Michael Kamber (New York), P. Hoegen & C. Stikker (Amsterdam), Raqs Media Collective (Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula, Shud-dhabrata Sengupta) (Delhi), Rebecca Weeks (Penzance), Riccardo Ruberti (Livorno), Rick Barnocky (Düsseldorf), Rita McBride (Düsseldorf / New York), Robert Kraiss (Cologne), Shigeru Takato (Cologne), Shruti Mahajan (Mum-bai), Thomas Kilpper (Berlin), Toshinao Yoshioka (Nagoya), Tue Greenfort (Berlin), Tunç Ali Çam (Istanbul), V.Vale (San Francisco), Walter Wehner (Essen), Wjm Kok (Amsterdam)

APOGEE a compilation of Solitude, Ecology and Recreation, 368 pages, 270 pictures, 28 x 20 cm, Hardcover, cover with Indian handmade paper, different colors, revolver publisher, edition: 600, English/GermanISBN 978-3-86895-116-5

Booklounge and exhibitionview at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf

APOGEE gathers more than 80 contributions by artists and authors dealing with the topics of isolation, island life and incredible selflessness.

“The invention of the ship was also the invention of the shipwreck.”(Paul Virilio)

APOGEE is the place in the universe that is the most dis-tant to the earth and is a mathematical quantity and al-legory for absolute seclusion. In March 2010, nüans was located in three different time zones. Thus the search of ideas and material for a book project started. Further relocations followed and with each city we hit upon further ideas, people and contributions. Gradually, an expansive archipelago has developed. Finally APOGEE gathers contributions of 80 artists and authors dealing with the topics of isolation, islands and fluctuation.

is an artists collective organized by Maki Umehara, Elmar Hermann and Anna Heidenhain. During the first six months Nüans was located in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk .. In this multicultural surround-ing several group shows took place, each with a specific theme and corresponding program. Since 2007 there is no fixed Nüans location. Instead of being fixed to one space, We look for locations that fit into the context of each specific project. The projects are designed to work in an interdisciplinary way. In order to bring about an exchange of ideas between a wide array of collaborators. This method has led us to hold events in such places as Köln, Bonn, Berlin, Istanbul and Los Angeles. Apogee is the 2nd publication in this working process.

more information: http://nuans.de/ Booklounge and exhibitionview at POLISTAR, Istanbul

table of content

whatever comes 90x 120 cmphotos on polyester flag2011right: exhibition view POLISTAR, Istanbul

Anatomy is the structure of living things/a question of presentation4 pages out of a series of collages, 33 pages chapter of an artistsbook,Villa Romana Fellowers 2011

english translation:

A Question of presentation

He wanted to picture his present/gift and its handover beforehand; the way how he would introduce his friend and his ideas he also wanted to think over once more; his performance toward his business partners needed a little improvement and polishing in order to convince by his entire presence . He wanted to generate one good image of himself and by doing so he created several ones.

* Middle High German: presentieren = (a gift) for adoption (respectfully) proffer; in Early Modern German also offer food or drinks ,to let see, exhibit; Origin of old french. presenter = perform, make available, to introduce someone;based on late Latin praesentare present making, to show ; cf. Latin praesentia = power (direct) effect; linguistic proximity to "present" = gift, "present" = present, presence = contemporaneity

Revised and updatedbook with collages,

71 images digitalprint A3

2010exhibitionview: Haus am Waldsee, Berlin

some sketches 06-08

Anna Heidenhain*24.06.1979 born in Wiesbaden, Germany2001-2005 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Klaus Rinke and Rita McBridesince 2007 lives and works in Istanbul und Berlin

Exhibitions:2012June Apogee, booklounge and exhibition, SMART, AmsterdamAugust Max Mueller Bhavan, booklounge and exhibition, MumbaiOctober Apartman Projesi, booklounge and exhibition, Berlin

2011Jeder Tag ist Freitag, booklounge and exhibition, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (G)cikti, booklounge and exhibition, Polistar, Istanbul (G)Overview O, Kunst am Bau, Universität/ Schloß Mannheimtops, Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf (G)Trade routes, Piartworks, Istanbul (G)If nature is paradise, city is hell, cermodern, Ankara (G)

2010 Alloro, Villa Romana - Preisträger 2009/2010 Haus am Waldsee, Berlin (G) Heyday-Diffusion of Inventions, Portable Art Project, Atakent Kültür Merkezi,Ümraniye, Kücükcekmece, Galata, Istanbul (G)Sempre un Inizio, CAMeC, La Spezia (G)Traveling without moving, COSAR HMT, Düsseldorf (G)Preisträger 2010, Villa Romana, Firenze (G)

2009 Satilik / for Sale, Daire Galeri, Istanbul (S)

2008 Manipulate, Roxy, Istanbul (G)

2007 Im 7ten Himmel des Fünften Lebens, Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf (S)turtle at Woburn Studios, Slade School of Art London (G)

2006 SUB Openstudio, Goyang Art Studio, Seoul, Korea (G)Contemporary Gossip, Changdong Studio, Seoul, Korea (G)“Hotel Kristall”, Galerie Scheibler, Cologne (G)“Classe Preferente”, galaria Graca Brandao, Porto, Portugal (G)“Das letzte Wort der Kunst”, group project, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (G)

2005 Surfshop, project with Glen Rubsamen, Contemporary Import, Art Forum Berlin (G)

2004 Leonids Freiheit, Kunstverein Bunkerkirche, Heerdt Perle du Sud with Klara Adam, Düsseldorf (G)Völkerball, groupproject, Sculpture Center, New York (G)Deutsche Bank Rundgang, Düsseldorf (G)3.Wohnungsausstellung 37 38 39, Düsseldorf (G)

2003WG im Malkasten with Michalis Nicolaides, Düsseldorf (G)Avecom Real Festival with Michalis Nicolaides, Arnheim, Niederlanden (G)

Residencies and workshops2010 Artist in Residence, Villa Romana, Florenz, Italien

2006 International Exchange Program Goyang, National Art Studio, Korea

2002 Centre d´Art Contemporaine, Pouges les Eaux, Festival de Nannay, France

2006 Art Workshop: ‚Differences‘, Collaboration with Angki Purbandono, Yogjarkarta, Loop Alternative Space, Seoul, Korea

Exhibition projects I Initiatives I Publicationsnüans2006-to present, artists gallery and projectspaceGroup exhibitions, discussions and interdisciplenary programmrun and organized by Maki Umehara and Elmar Hermann and Anna Heidenhain

APOGEE- a comilation of Solitude, Ecology and Recreationbook, 364 pages, published be revolver Nov 2011booklounges and exhibitiontour 2011/20012Istanbul, Düsseldorf , Amsterdam, Mumbai , Berlin

PROP- proud to be a VIP magazine, October 2007, Düsseldorf, published by nüansPROP - proud to be a VIP magazine Tour, 2007/2008

On Produceability collaboration with alti aylik Istanbul, 2008www.altiaylik.blogspot.com

nüans Sommerakademie, Universität Köln 2009www.nuans.demore information nuans.de

manzara perspectives exhibitions in various spaces in Istanbul founded and organised and run with Kristina Kramer between 11/08 and 11/09last exhibition organized together: A question of stagingwww.manzara-perspectives.com

Sometimes somewhere curated with Volkan Aslan, Daire Gallery, Istanbul, 2008

contact: Anna Heidenhain,Kamer Hatum Mah.Aynalı Çeşme Emin Camii Sok. No.12 Beyoğlu-İstanbul- Türkiye

Monbijouplatz 1710178 Berlin

annahei@gmx.de+90 5031 951 7918www.annaheidenhain.com www.nuans.de