Action Manual I

ACTION MANUAL I brings the performative work of New York-based artist Nadja Verena Marcin to Germany as her first institutional solo exhibition, presented in collaboration with the Dortmunder Kunstverein, the Orangerie at Schloss Rheda, and the Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl. Born in Würzburg, Marcin’s work explores the theatricality of everyday life and the interplay between self-perception and external gaze. By constantly reconfiguring performance, video, and photography, she creates works that oscillate between ephemerality and permanence.

At the Dortmunder Kunstverein, the exhibition features “No Country” (2009), “Eve” (2005), “Are you lonesome tonight” (2009), and ”//KIDS//” (2012). These works address themes of identity, belonging, and societal norms through various media.