Felix Deiters (*1997 in Nuremberg) creates an ambiguous space between studio, operating theatre, confessional box and hospital room with his installation »(un)patient«. In his work he brings together different media: Images of wounds and genital organs of indeterminate flowers in over 60-fold microscopic magnification as large-format prints, a room-sized line drawing on the wall, also based on microscope images, as well as other materials such as surgical instruments and textiles from a hospital. The ensemble of the installation also includes a literary-poetic narrative in three chapters, presented as a hand-bound fanzine.

In »(un)patient«, he raises the question of whether medical transitions should necessarily lead to cis heteronormativity and where they lead when psychiatric diagnoses become intertwined with social constructs and norms. The view of the body, absent as such in the spatial installation, becomes an observation of microscopic organic forms, beyond predetermined symbols or the human scale of things.

The jury expressed its enthusiasm for the quality of the nominated works: »All three nominees have, in their respective ways, presented their work in a very committed manner and have shown, with tangible commitment and impressive physical presence, how much their artistic practice and their personalities are interconnected. Therefore, the choice was not easy for us.» Their jury statement went on to say, »Felix Deiters gave us a stirring presentation. He has a complexity of form and content in his artistic language, which remains very precise and inspires not least through determination. Felix Deiters takes a risk: he combines poetry and surgical precision in a way that is deeply humane and passionate and makes us curious about what is to come.«

All three nominated works, as well as the winning work »(un)patient« can still be viewed as part of an exhibition at summaery2023 on Saturday 15 July 2023, 12pm - 8pm, and Sunday 16 July 2023, 12pm - 6pm, at 11 Berka Street.

Lyonel Art Prize 2023 nominees:
Felix Deiters, Coretta Klaue and Suna Mathilde Yoo.

Jurors:
Silke Hohmann (Editor / Monopol - Magazine für Kunst und Leben, Berlin)
Caryl* Ivrisse-Crochemar (gallery owner and curator / Espace D'art Contemporain 14N 61W, Martinique)
Magdalena Mai (Curator / KINDL - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Berlin)

About Lyonel e.V.:
Lyonel Verein zur Förderung von Kunst, Gestaltung und Kultur (Lyonel Association for the Promotion of Art, Design and Culture; Lyonel e.V.) is a non-profit association. It was initiated in 2019 by regional entrepreneurs and has been supported since this year by Juliane Keith, Constanze Roth and Dr. Sebastian Händschke in order to promote graduates of the fine arts and artistic degree programmes. For this purpose, it awards the Lyonel Art Prize in cooperation with the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The award is aimed at graduates of the fine arts and artistic degree programmes of the Faculty of Art and Design and rewards outstanding achievements in final theses.
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