The commissioned work “Nostralgia” by Gülbin Ünlü, located at the staff entrance of Haus der Kunst, unfolds at the threshold between function and fiction, existing in a state of perpetual suspension – where access is withheld and completion deferred. The work lingers at a dwelling in a state of anticipation that never resolves.
“Nostralgia” expands space and time through subtle interventions in the museum’s overlooked thresholds. Beginning at the staff entrance, Gülbin Ünlü invites visitors to navigate the building through inaccessible, yet fully present, doors. It is an invitation to move through the institution without destination, to attend to the act of encountering. The work becomes a quiet choreography of stillness, exploring the latent potential of spaces when activated through presence and liveness.
Curated by Lydia Antoniou.