Two tardigrades in a lunar landscape, behind them stands an abstract, twisted shape – similar to a deformed rock or a twisted sculpture made of soft material. It looks as if it is made of glass or transparent plastic.

AkademieGalerie München

Merlin Stadler. Stilled Life

September 4 – September 20, 2025

Merlin Stadler, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, was awarded with the Media Art Award 2025 by the Kunststiftung Ingvild und Stephan Goetz for the realization of his 3D animated short film Stilled Life.

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Tuesday through Friday, 3 - 7 p.m.
Free admission

AkademieGalerie München
Subway station Universität | Mezzanine | Exit Akademiestraße
Lines U3 / U6

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Stadler’s film project was inspired by an actual event; in 2019, the Beresheet moonlander crashed on its approach to the moon. In addition to human DNA, several thousand frozen tardigrades—microscopically small, extremely resistant organisms—were also on board. Stadler uses this event as the starting point for his speculative story about the possible colonization of the moon. The 3D-animated short film Stilled Life, in which he creates a future scenario on the moon, can now be seen in his exhibition at the AkademieGalerie.

The Media Art Award is a cooperation between the Sammlung Goetz, the Academy of Fine Arts Munich and the Kunststiftung Ingvild and Stephan Goetz. It is awarded annually to support emerging artists in the field of media art, enabling them to create new works and strengthen their public recognition.

Pipilotti Rist and Yayoi Kusama. Works from the Sammlung Goetz

June 27 – September 21, 2025 | Neues Museum Nürnberg

In their exhibition at Neues Museum Nürnberg, Pipilotti Rist and Yayoi Kusama create a sensual, colourful world with their works. They break taboos and open up new ways of perceiving and exploring the human body.