Closing Night – Being-seen-being: an Exhibition by Yolandé Gouws (With Live Performance by Fabian Kalker)

​Awen invites you to gather once more within Being-seen-being for its Closing Night. Over the course of the exhibition, the space transformed into a quiet meeting point between human and forest - a place where presence slows, materials hold their own agency, and the viewer is invited into a brief, shared moment of being witnessed.

​For this final evening, the exhibition will be accompanied by a live performance by Fabian Kalker, who will compose music in real time in dialogue with the works. His sound will unfold within the room, responding to the spatial structures and atmospheres of the exhibition; a final layer of encounter before the works depart.

​​​Closing Night
📅 Thursday, March 5
🕕 18:00 PM – 22:00
📍 Awen, Strausberger Platz 19, 8. OG

​About the Exhibition

​​​Step into a fleeting moment of encounter. In Being-seen-being, Yolandé Gouws explores the reciprocal gaze between human and forest, where both exist in the same state of present, and witnessed.

​​​Through works forged from the chestnut woods of Tailhos, France, she captures the quiet geometry of branches at the point of meeting. Cherry stems rest within chestnut frames, bound by silk; the forest itself holds agency, offering its presence in relation to yours.

​​​Each piece is a captured crossing at a point where two evolving systems meet, acknowledge one another, and continue. The same reciprocity exists between you and the artwork: you witness it, as it witnesses you.​

​About Yolandé Gouws

​​​Yolandé Gouws is a South African artist and curator based in Berlin. Her work, rooted in a deep belief in interconnectedness, transforms materials like wood and silk into poetic encounters that reference weaving, architecture, and the origins of culture in craft.

​​​With a background in architecture and experience producing exhibitions for artists like Olafur Eliasson and Alicja Kwade, she channels a lineage of making—from her French Huguenot ancestors to residencies in rural Japan—into site-responsive works that explore moments of mutual presence.​

​About Fabian Kalker

​Fabian Kalker is a German-French composer, sound artist, and performer based in Berlin. Trained in composition and guitar, he creates electronic music and composes for theatre, installation, and contemporary dance. Central to his practice are transformative processes — sonic structures that evolve in time and space. Drawing inspiration from science fiction and emerging forms of collective life, his work explores how sound can shape and reconfigure shared environments.

​About Awen

​​​​​Awen is a unique creative space dedicated to fostering meaningful connections through art, conversation, and community. Located in the heart of Berlin at the top of the iconic Henselmann Tower, our space hosts a variety of curated events, including exhibitions, salons, performances, dinners, and immersive experiences. As a non-profit, open canvas concept, we welcome collaboration and encourage artists and creatives to bring their unique visions to life in our space. At Awen, we believe in the power of creativity to inspire, connect, and enrich the community.