For his exhibition PROTOTYP at the Kleiner Wasserspeicher, Berlin-based artist Constantin Hartenstein has created spatial installations made of steel and glass that explore the establishment and reproduction of standards. Hartenstein views these as cultural mechanisms that structure social reality, perception, and behavior.
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Constantin Hartenstein – Prototyp
The works span a spectrum ranging from industrial mass production, through written and unwritten norms within mainstream German society, to expectations regarding bodies, sexuality, national consciousness, and fears. His minimalist, staged situations reveal how standards give rise to forms that appear self-evident and thus help shape realities.
Prototypes typically serve to prepare for serial production and to test functionality. Hartenstein’s works take up this logic and shift it: they appear simultaneously as models, stages, and condensations of a society and its codes
- Exhibition dates: May 1 to June 28, 2026
- Opening hours
- Tuesday through Sunday: 12:00 –20:00
Opening
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 18:00
Welcome remarks: Björn Brolewski and Lars Holdgate (Exhibition curators)
With DJ sets by EOB, Concrete Meditations, and Paradiso
Events
- Saturday, May 16, 2026, 16:00
- Reading from “Und jetzt queer!” – Reading Beyond the Norm with Marlon Brand and Tobi Schiller
- Friday, June 5, 2026, 18:00
- Artist-led tour with Constantin Hartenstein
- Sunday, June 28, 2026, 16:00
- Closing reception and catalog launch with music and drinks
Location: Kleiner Wasserspeicher
Diedenhofer Straße 20
10405 Berlin
Events in German Language
