Life Hacks
curated by 650mAh
A Maior, Louise Ashcroft, Das Balloon, Joachim Coucke, Ceal Floyer, Lewis Henderson,
Andrew Mealor, Kate Mackeson, Sung Tieu, Tenant of Culture, Bruno Zhu, 650mAh
23 February - 13 April 2019
Opening: Friday 22 February 6-9pm
BQ Berlin
Weydingerstraße 10
10178
Berlin, Germany
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“A colloquial term for common sense that makes people feel good about their basic creativity, or lack thereof. Typically lifehacks are not all that helpful, they are simply advertised well so as to provide a false sense of improvement in the user's day to day operation. Check out these 7 lifehacks using only paper clips! #1: use them to hold your paperstogether!..." by Vibraslap_Guru February 25, 2017 Life Hacks is a group exhibition that examines the viral phenomenon of DIY tips & tricks. ICE CUBES IN THE DRYER GET OUT WRINKLES EMBRACE VINEGAR FOR LOTS OF TASKS PICK UP BROKEN GLASS WITH BREAD CLEAN A FOGGY MIRROR WITH SHAVING CREAM CLEAN YOUR MICROWAVE WITH LEMON RINSE OUT YOUR BLENDER IN SECONDS NEUTRALIZE ODORS WITH A FEW SIMPLE INGREDIENTS CLEAN YOUR BATHTUB WITH GRAPEFRUIT VIEW EXHIBITION TEXT |
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Ceal Floyer, Drill (2006); Tenant of Culture, Endure Beyond Another (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Ceal Floyer, Drill (2006). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Tenant of Culture, Endure Beyond Another (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Louise Ashcroft, Cephalopod (he wished he was an octopus so that he could squeeze himself into his own nostril and disappear) (2019); Ceal Floyer, 50/50 (2017); Joachim Coucke, Frequently Answered Question - Office Worker (2016). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Ceal Floyer, 50/50 (2017). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Joachim Coucke, Frequently Answered Question - Office Worker (2016). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Kate Mackeson, You Are Your Own Gym - In Pictures (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Kate Mackeson, You Are Your Own Gym - In Pictures (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Bruno Zhu, Sly Manager & Brash Influencer (2017); Sung Tieu, Gravid (Dona Gabbanna), Pregant (Adire), Expectant (Dolce Donna) (2016). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Bruno Zhu, Sly Manager (2017). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Sung Tieu, Pregnant (Adire) (2016). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Lewis Henderson Way Up High, Way Down Low (A Different Kind of Good) *wall* (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
650mAh, Radiator reflector (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Das Balloon, Folding Bike Candle Holder (2019); Andrew Mealor, Screwed Coins (Electric Blanket) (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Das Balloon, Folding Bike Candle Holder (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Andrew Mealor, Screwed Coins (Electric Blanket) (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Andrew Mealor, Screwed Coins (Electric Blanket) (2019). Life Hacks at BQ Berlin.
Photographer: Roman März, Berlin
All images courtesy the artist, BQ, Berlin and 650mAh, Hove