THE AUTOSCROLL, 2022

Typewritten automatic poetry on paper,

30m scroll.

60x85cm frame.

Exhibited at HGB Leipzig, Germany

in Just passing through…

A collection of artworks from grateful exchange students.

This exhibit consists of 10 artists who have been roaming through the tagged walls of your university. With Erasmus in hand, we came from mixed disciplines, backgrounds and nationalities. We feel great gratitude for the opportunities and education given to our respective pathways during this scorching summer. In fact, some of us have decided to extend our exchange or are outright transferring permanently! So while this may not be the last time we are seen in these hallways, we are reminded of something that once dwelled in all of our minds: 

THIS IS NOT FOREVER/ THIS WAS NEVER FOREVER.

We used this idea as a safety net but also as an internal drive, to remind us to make the most of our four months here. 

We acted as alien sponges absorbing your wonderful culture and in return, sincerely hope we can impact upon you now…

In this short time we spent just passing through…

Press release by Temo Southard