Chocolate is rarely given a space of its own. CacaoRaum offers one, bringing together artists who work with real chocolate as their medium, each approaching it in their own way. The exhibition gathers these different approaches, exploring the many meanings chocolate holds for them.
To some extent, chocolate is an unusual medium. Some artists shape, carve or cast it, working closely with its surface and texture. Others work with how the material reacts, as it softens in the heat, cracks, turns pale, or slowly breaks down over the course of the exhibition. Chocolate also appeals to more than one sense at once, extending the experience of the works beyond looking alone.
Chocolate is familiar to almost everyone, which is perhaps why it can carry so many meanings. Through CacaoRaum, a material we usually consume without a second thought is traced back to cacao, where it all begins, and given space to tell many stories. The exhibition invites visitors not only to see chocolate differently but also to find their own connection to it.
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