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Dear ,

We warmly invite you to the opening of our new space and of the inaugural exhibition with Troika.

The exhibition marks the second solo presentation of the London-based artist group, whose new works explore the fragile boundaries between nature and construction, visibility and absence.

Two new bodies of work will be presented for the first time: a group of sculptures Ultraflora embodies plant tissue, root systems and mechanical processes, and works on paper from the series Out of Place, Out of Time examine systems of control and perception. These will be shown alongside works recently exhibited at the Langen Foundation.

 

deception island

Troika

Opening

Wednesday 24 September 2025

5 – 9 pm

max goelitz | new address

Maximiliansplatz 10

80333 Munich

The artists will be present

Mandatory fields (*)

deception island charts a cartography of displacement and emergence, where extinct species, digital flora and machine-mediated visions converge. Taking its title from a volcanic island at the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula – a place whose very geography conceals a flooded caldera beneath its surface – the exhibition reflects on environments in flux and the systems, technological and cultural, that attempt to capture, preserve or replace them.

Troika Out of Place Out of Time (Deception Island), 2025 | Photo: Studio Troika

further information on the exhibition

Troika is a contemporary art group founded in 2003 by Eva Rucki (*1976, Germany), Conny Freyer (*1976, Germany) and Sebastien Noel (*1977, France). The artists live and work in London, UK. The collective's paintings, sculptures, films, and large-scale installations contemplate on the intersections between analog and digital realities. At the center of their interest are humanity's experiences and knowledge gained through technology and how these transform our understanding and relationships to nature, society, and reality. Troika's collaborative approach is usually based on in-depth scientific research in the fields of natural philosophy and the history of technology. Their work incorporates complex questions about artificial intelligence, algorithmic data, alternative forms of life, and virtual and physical representation systems.

Troika | Courtesy of Troika and AMEX, Photo: Joe Hart

Troika's most extensive solo exhibition to date was opened in 2024 at the Langen Foundation in Neuss. Selected solo exhibitions have been presented at MAK in Vienna (2024), Espacio Arte Abierto in Mexico City (2021), Barbican Gallery in London (2019), NC-arte in Bogotá (2015) und Daelim Museum in Seoul (2014). Troika's cross-media works are part of the collections of the Center Pompidou, Paris; M+, Hong Kong; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Jumex Collection, Mexico City; and the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. Troika realized three site-specific installations for the British Pavilion at World Exhibition 2010 Shanghai.

Installation view Pink Noise, Langen Foundation, Neuss (2024) | Photo: Dirk Tacke