The Mask-Arrayed was part of the “Knowledge City Berlin 2021” programme that focused on the role of science in our daily lives. Our project was featured in a special exhibition on the topics of health, climate change, and social cohesion in times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Visitors could explore this open-air exhibition in front of the Red City Hall in Berlin between June 25th and August 22nd, 2021.

Exhibition view, taken at the opening event. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

The Mask-Arrayed team worked with designers to showcase the history and materiality of the most ubiquitous artifact of our everyday lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our collective contribution unmasked the complexity of this seemingly simple object and unveiled its many layers and different usages in both material and non-material terms. We encouraged visitors to observe new knowledge, technologies, and materials in the making, follow processes of adaption and invention, and ask how claims of knowledge and technological functionalities are constructed and defended. 

Exhibition view, taken at the opening event. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

Exhibition object by Regina Maria Möller as part of the “Exquisite Masking” series. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

Exhibition view, taken at the opening event. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

Exhibition view, taken at the opening event. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

Exhibition view, taken at the opening event. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

Exhibition object by Dinu Bodiciu as part of the “Exquisite Masking” series. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.

Exhibition view, taken at the opening event. Photo credit: R.M. Mueller 2021.