Introduction
Rosa Barba has created a spatial installation for the MdbK on the large terrace on the 2nd floor, in which she addresses the physical perception of light and space. Coloured glass floats in a modernist second ceiling. The result is a room within a room that opens up transparently to a space behind and above. The terrace thus becomes a giant camera lens that focuses and projects light. Through this quasi-photographic process, time acquires a form, appearing as daylight in its different qualities. Barba thus addresses a fundamental shift: while digital spaces increasingly define our perception, space and time remain unambiguously physical experiences. At the same time, Barba emphasizes the relevance of the analogue in a digital world.
Under the Canopy is the fourth position in the series of spatial installations conceived especially for the large corner terrace on the 2nd floor of the MdbK - after Chiharu Shiota Internal Line (September 23, 2021 – March 27, 2022), Hito Steyerl The City of Broken Windows (June 15 – October 15, 2023) and Sandra Mujinga Fleeting Home (November 30, 2023 – January 12, 2025)