Alle Menschen werden Brüder

For Berlin Art Week, the project space Neun Kelche is presenting a solo exhibition by artist Theresa Weber. Titled 'Alle Menschen werden Brüder (All People Become Brothers)’ Weber explores the invisibility of Afro-German history and engages with the hypothesis that Ludwig van Beethoven may have had Black ancestry. The title is borrowed from the final movement, the ‘Ode to Joy’, of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. The speculative assumption that Beethoven had been of Black descent serves as a starting point for reimagining historical narratives and for anti-colonial resistance.

The exhibition is conceived as a site-specific installation, combining a collage wallpaper created specifically for the project space with textile sculptures hanging throughout the room. Through multimedia installations, sculptures, wall works, and collaborative performances, Weber questions existing power hierarchies. Her perspective as an artist with Jamaican, German, and Greek background shapes her artistic approach to, and her critical engagement with, the concept of belonging. In her work, she seeks a broader understanding of being as a process of becoming.