Study for Choreographies, 2024-now, is a series of temporary floor interventions by J. Lena Hager that consider movement in the context of play or work and the spatiality and gestures that link back to those notions.
Three types of markings have been considered within this: playgrounds, building sites/industrial locations and gymnasiums; all vocabularies with different signages holding distinct purpose and meaning. The comparisons between these signs allow Lena Hager to consider the varied semiotics of meaning within architectural space, and how she can manipulate and guide the audience within the space
November 1st 2025
Xpone event with Heith, Nexcyia and Yves B. Golden at Villa Ribberolle, Paris
The program features a live performance by Milan-based PAN resident Heith with Sébastien Forrester, alongside a newly commissioned collaboration between Nexcyia and Yves B. Golden, exclusively for Xpone. The space will be framed by a site-specific installation by London-based artist J. Lena Hager.
Through a geometric intervention in colored tape, the installation redefines the spatial dynamics of Villa Riberolle, directing the audience’s movement and perception of space.
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June 5th - July 7th 2025
Empire State Of Mind at DAM, Berlin
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July 13th - September 14th 2024
In Contiguity at Sherbet Green, London
“The artist, whose sculptural practice explores structures and social rituals that negotiate and frame individual and collective experience, has once again returned to the floor of the gallery, adding lines and guides as a way to initiate an arrhythmia in this otherwise predictably-navigable cube. The installed intervention and accompanying text consider movement in the context of play or work and the spatiality and gestures that link back to those notions.
Three types of markings have been considered within this: playgrounds, building sites/industrial locations and gymnasiums; all vocabularies with different signages holding distinct purpose and meaning. Floor markings for kids, for example, intend an educational exploration of balance and spatiality in a visually stimulating and playful way, while industrial and sports-related markings imply rules, security and calculated motions. The comparisons between these signs allow Lena Hager to consider the varied semiotics of meaning within architectural space, and how she can manipulate and guide the audience within the gallery.”