Kira Wieckenberg

In HUNDSTAGE (Dog days) the viewers endure a seemingly unsolvable condition. It manifests itself as a circular playing field (the loop) on which two dogs, Quintus and Penny, face each other from opposite sides. As avatars in the game they navigate a shared family trauma and the speechlessness and numbness that surround it. As dogs from one family they both witness and carry this trauma while still continuing their search for connection. In this search, telephones and dice are the objects at their disposition.

Kira Wieckenberg (*1998) lives and works as a visual artist in Hanover. In her video installations, performances, sculptures, and drawings, she revolves around the complex human and interpersonal experience. To this end, she creates characters who find themselves in surreal scenarios and are portrayed by the artist in costumes in a state of uncertainty hovering between passivity and action. In 2022, Kira Wieckenberg graduated with honors from the HBK Braunschweig with a degree in Fine Arts and subsequently completed a master's degree in Multimedia Creation for Performing Arts and Live Shows at LABA Valencia (2024). In 2025 her works are shown at the 91. Herbstausstellung of the Kunstverein Hannover, among others.