If you have built castles in the air
Nina Schuiki, Thomas Supper

curated by Kollektiv Collective

If you have built castles in the air explores the potential of the exhibition as a medium to conjure and articulate spatial memory. Conceptually and architecturally interrogating the past and present of the Meierhof complex, this collaborative project imagines time made tangible. Glimpses into the factual past of the building that homes KS Rooms today – as a barn, a henhouse, a storeroom, an artist’s studio – are entwined with moments of speculation on what never happened, could have happened or is yet to happen. The resulting sensation of a déjà vu lends itself to a conversation on memory, perception and history. 

Nina Schuiki

Events:

Friday 31. July
5:00 PM Opening

Kollektiv Collective is the joint curatorial practice of independent curators and writers Sasha Shevchenko and Pia Zeitzen. Based in London and working internationally, they have curated exhibitions and programmes since 2019, working in close dialogue with contemporary artists across media. Their work explores the politics of space, labour and language, foregrounding multiplicity, friction and care. Recent exhibitions were held at Galería Gato, Lima (2026); European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK, London (2025-26); Austrian Cultural Forum, London (2025); Palo Gallery, New York (2025); Inspection Pit, West Sussex (2024); London Design Festival (2024); DES BAINS Gallery, London (2024); General Assembly, London (2024); Tabula Rasa Gallery, London (2023); Kupfer, London (2023), Christie’s, London (2022), and the Swiss Church, London (2020), among others.

KS Room

In the KS Room, Karl Karner has been exploring experimental visual as well as performing art since 2013 and shows dynamic positions between performance, painting, photography and sculpture. The program focuses on the connection and juxtaposition of contemporary and cross-media positions that raise questions and playfully address current developments.