VEL PREDATOR, VEL PRAEDAM – Hunter or Prey?

Since the dawn of time, survival has been a game of extremes: to hunt or be hunted. But beyond the chase, one question lingers—what remains of us when we are gone? From the cave paintings of Altamira to NFTs, art has always been a way to leave a mark. Yet today, it is more than just memory—it is currency, shifting between timeless value and ruthless speculation.

At Laden für Nichts, the exhibition VEL PREDATOR, VEL PRAEDAM brings together five artists who challenge our place in this eternal cycle. Willy Schulz’s figures dream of being hunters—yet aren’t they already trapped? Marcel Walldorf transforms a relic of household technology into prey—his aging vacuum cleaners, once symbols of progress, now lie powerless before an unstoppable force. Hannes Uhlenhaut fuses ancient Chinese aesthetics with 2000s tattoo culture—what survives when traditions collide? Marten Schech’s skeletal timber-framed house rises like a fossil—at what point does space become home? And David Schröder elevates the worn paths of history—what secrets lie beneath our feet?

From archaic myths to dystopian visions, VEL PREDATOR, VEL PRAEDAM is an exhibition of extremes. Are we in control, or merely caught in the hunt? The answer may be closer than we think.