Double Feature: Theodoulos Polyviou

The Julia Stoschek Foundation is pleased to present the third DOUBLE FEATURE in Düsseldorf and Berlin with works by Cypriot artist Theodoulos Polyviou.

Spanning video, sculpture, archival objects, photography, and prints, the solo presentations introduce the third chapter of Polyviou’s ongoing series Transmundane Economies (2022 – ongoing) to Germany. In this series, the artist deploys digital technologies like virtual reality and CGI filmmaking to study, reconstruct, and fill in historical gaps of Cypriot cultural heritage. His speculative approach circumvents nationalist agendas by offering alternative ways to revisit the historical complexities of the island and its founding as a nation state. 

The central site-responsive video installation A Palace in Exile (2024), which premiered at the Fondazione Elpis in Milan, will here be adapted to simulate the JSF galleries in Düsseldorf and Berlin. Each exhibition will feature a differing selection of sculptures and archival materials to generate two distinct experiences of one body of work.  

DOUBLE FEATURE, a series of solo presentations that takes place across JSF Berlin and Düsseldorf simultaneoulsy, is curated by Line Ajan & Lisa Long and supported by Team Global.