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With her performance “We Make Years Out of Hours,” Lina Lapelytė transforms the historic hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart in Berlin into a place of collective action and singing for the second CHANEL Commission. The exhibition will be on view at the Hamburger Bahnhof from May 1, 2026, to January 10, 2027. Lapelytė is known for her meditative works that combine sound, rituals, and labor. “We Make Years Out of Hours” is a living monument to time, care, and coexistence, transcending the boundaries between sculpture and performance, individual and collective. Through the active involvement of the audience, the participatory format emphasizes the concept of the open museum, which is also marked by the 30th anniversary of the Hamburger Bahnhof and will open during Gallery Weekend Berlin.
Lina Lapelytė (born 1984, Kaunas, Lithuania) is an artist and composer whose practice is rooted in performance. She works between Vilnius and London, collaborating with professional and non-professional performers to develop collective singing actions that question systems of silencing and invite vulnerability. Her works have been shown at the Festival d’Automne/Bourse de Commerce (Paris), BAM, MOCA, and the Venice Biennale, among others. She is best known for …
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Image above: Lina Lapelytė, What Happens with a Dead Fish?, 2021, Arts Festival of Arts, Brussels, 2021. © Courtesy the artist, Photo: Bea Borgers
