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# Constantin Hartenstein: Exploring The Connections Between Body And Technology From A Queer Perspective
- URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/constantin-hartenstein-artist-human-technology-and-queer-perspective-in-contemporary-art/
- Published: 2024-02-11T07:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-19T19:59:49.000Z
- Description: Explore the innovative world of Constantin Hartenstein, a German contemporary artist whose works challenge traditional boundaries through sculpture, installation, and performance.
- Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig
- Tags: Featured

## **CONSTANTIN HARTENSTEIN: UNVEILING THE SYNTHETIC AESTHETICS OF TEMPTATION**

Explore The Innovative World Of [Constantin Hartenstein](http://www.constantinhartenstein.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art), A German Contemporary Artist Whose Work Challenges The Boundaries Between Human And Machine, Questioning Societal Norms Through A Queer Lens. 

Constantin Hartenstein: Perform! Neue Nationalgalerie 

Don't Miss His Upcoming Exhibition In Berlin, Where He'll Unveil New Projects That Delve Into The Aesthetics Of Temptation, Materiality, And Post-Digital Realities.

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****Constantin Hartenstein** | NARC | 2019 | resin, Hot Blood 3.0 Blue Guarana pre-workout booster, steel, 4K video | 200 x 200 x 300 cm | installation view Kunsthalle Baden-Baden | curated by Johannes Honeck | cinematography Anne Braun, actor Saïd Oulali, sound design Tommi Koskinnen, set assistance Marie-Luce Theis, Alexander Wilmschen | photo courtesy Studio Hartenstein

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***'In his works, Constantin Hartenstein deals with bodily practice and queerness. On the one hand, he raises questions about the increasing commercialization of the queer body and, at the same time, points with a sensitive eye to the fragility of concepts of queerness.‘ - text for PERFORM! Second Annual Performance Festival at Neue Nationalgalerie on the occasion of Berlin Art Week***

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![constantin hartenstein, promising young new emerging artist from berlin ](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c89fbc7dac554a337cf262_constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein** | Artist Portrait | photo Jörg Dedering

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Deeply engaged with the intersections of human interaction, technology and artificial environments, Hartenstein's art stands out in the contemporary scene.

Dive into his latest projects that navigate post-digital materiality and explore non-normative perspectives.

Promising talent on the contemporary art scene, Constantin Hartenstein's work has been a subject of fascination and critical acclaim, catching the eye of audiences worldwide.

Currently working as an [Artistic Associate At UdK Berlin](https://www.udk-berlin.de/en/person/constantin-hartenstein/?ref=catapult-platform.art), Hartenstein is eagerly preparing for his upcoming exhibition at [Number 1 Main Road](https://www.number1mainroad.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art) gallery in April for Berlin Gallery Weekend, that is highly anticipated by art enthusiasts and critics alike.

![art installation by constantin hartenstein udk berlin, syntetic aestetics](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c8a7928b7669a31b6d834b_artwork%20and%20installation%20view%2C%20constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein** I Cannibal Alpha I 2018 I protein powder and acrylic drawing on steel | 200 x 100 cm | installation view Galerie im Turm I curated by Sylvia Sadzinski | photo Hannes Francke

Hartenstein's pieces, often reflective of his engagements with societal issues, technology, and the quest for identity, promise to spark conversations and challenge the viewers' perspectives.

![von hinten art installation pigments, steel, epoxy resin by promising artist constantin hartenstein ](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c89f8841307db45d1ea735_art%20installation%2C%20blue%2C%20constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

![constantin hartenstein relief artwork blue, pheromones, pigments steel,](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c89f8b6f05ec6d1b94a9dd_relief%20epoxy%20resin%20in%20blue%20.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein**: Left: Von Hinten I 2022 | epoxy resin, GDR pigments, steel | 75 x 50 x 2 cm | photo Michal Ures I installation view Berlinskej Model Prague I curated by gallerytalk.net & Anton Janizewski right: Constantin Hartenstein: SLAY’D I 2022 | epoxy resin, pheromones, pigments, stainless steel | 148 x 99 x 1.5 cm | Photo Pablo Hassmann I installation view The Fairest 

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His upcoming exhibition in Berlin will offer audiences a new opportunity to experience his latest works that continue to push the boundaries of contemporary art.

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![numer 1 main road gallery berlin, constantin hartenstein ](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c8a0c576b6b8b794e53b2b_number%201%20main%20road%20gallery%20berlin%2C%20constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

Constantin Hartenstein: Artwork by the Artist Installation View Number1 Main Road Berlin | Image Courtesy by the Artist and Gallery

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[Constantin Hartenstein's ](https://www.instagram.com/constantinhartenstein/?ref=catapult-platform.art)works, celebrated for their provocative and insightful nature, have been featured in prestigious publications like [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/t-magazine/ostalgie-art-east-germany.html?ref=catapult-platform.art), [ARTFORUM](https://www.artforum.com/columns/spectacle-submission-endless-european-summer-517755/?ref=catapult-platform.art), and VOGUE Germany.

[LIKE A VIRGOVIRGO SEASON’S COME AND GONE, the season of people who tighten their belts and straighten their backs, a time characterized by a destructive willingness to exert oneself without being able to answer the question, Why?![](https://www.artforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-AF-Favicon-3.png?w=192)ArtforumKristian Vistrup Madsen![](https://www.artforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Monika-Baer.jpg?w=650)](https://www.artforum.com/columns/spectacle-submission-endless-european-summer-517755/?ref=catapult-platform.art)

Art Forum: Full Article about Constantin Hartenstein

His contributions to the art world extend beyond his artistic creations; he has been involved in various artist-in-residency programs and received numerous awards, highlighting his role as a dynamic force in the art community

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![constantin hartenstein, with his work questioning nostalgia for east germnay past hartenstein ](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c8a77ee1ffd3f3970d4a88_new%20york%20times%2C%20constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein’s** work published in The New York Times: Untitled (II) I pigments, protein powder and acrylic drawing on paper | 2017 | 70 x 100 cm, framed | text by Evan Moffitt for New York Times

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**„In his recent sculptures, Hartenstein has been incorporating a cerulean pigment developed in the G.D.R. for industrial lacquers, which he recalls seeing his grandfather use for carpentry.*   
  
**He bought the deadstock pigment, produced by VEB Farben Und Lackfabrik Leipzig (a now-defunct state paint and varnish factory), on Ebay to use in his 2022 exhibition at Kunstverein Dresden, where blue resin relief panels hung from the walls and ceiling.*   
  
**Hartenstein, who identifies as queer, cast the surface of one work from the facade of a gay cruising site in East Germany; he carved others with images scanned and rendered from 1980s queer zines, bringing visibility to a subcultural history largely forgotten in his reunified state. “I compare ostalgie to the phenomenon of a phantom limb,” he says. “I am revisiting a past I never got to fully experience.”* ***\-excerpt from The New York Times text by Evan Moffitt**

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![constantin hartenstein artist exploring the connections between body and technology from a queer perspective](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c89f79349e243a7b861e4d_in%20the%20studio%20with%20promising%20emerging%20contemporary%20artist%20constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

Constantin Hartenstein: Detail Artist Studio | Image Courtesy by the Artist

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### INSIGHTS: ABOUT CONSTANTIN HARTENSTEIN’S WORK

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Hartenstein's academic journey through the realms of Fine Art and Art And Media at prestigious institutions such as Braunschweig University of Art and Berlin University of the Arts has furnished him with a profound understanding and unique approach to contemporary art.

His practice delves into the intricate dance between the human body and the pervasive influence of technology and artificial substances.

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![installation, queer, constantin hartenstein ](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c8a7a7d5a878b7de867e02_installation%20view%2C%20constantin%20hartenstein.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein** I Abyssus Ad Physica | Sep 26 - Oct 3, 2022 | Installation view automat Saarbrücken I curated by Benedikt Seerieder | photo automat Saarbrücken

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By engaging with queer theory, biological science, and medical advancements, Hartenstein's work opens a critical dialogue on the nature of human-machine relationships and the societal pressures of perfection and normativity.

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Through sculpture, installation, and performance, Hartenstein crafts narratives that are at once personal and universal, inviting viewers into a world where cyborg-like creatures and futuristic bodies challenge our perceptions of identity and existence.

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![constantin hartenstein, queer work table studio view blue](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c8a7b940f46fca6ada120d_the%20art%20practice%20of%20constantin%20hartenstein%20on%20munchies%20art%20club%20magazine.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein**: 'In his works, Constantin Hartenstein deals with bodily practice and queerness. On the one hand, he raises questions about the increasing commercialization of the queer body and, at the same time, points with a sensitive eye to the fragility of concepts of queerness.‘-Sylvia Sadzinski, Mighty Good Men, excerpt from exhibition text, Galerie im Turm Berlin | tools in Hartenstein’s studio I photo Dale Grant

His use of materials such as epoxy resin, protein powders, pheromones, and bodily fluids not only questions our dependencies but also comments on societal norms and the exclusionary mechanisms at play.

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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2024/03/work-on-paper-by-promising-artist-constantin-hartenstein.webp)

****Constantin Hartenstein:** HCU(I)O(I) 2023 | silkscreen print on vintage East German kraft paper | 70 x 90 cm | photo Studio Hartenstein -> Right: Constantin Hartenstein: HCU(II)O I 2023 | silkscreen print on vintage East German kraft paper | 70 x 90 cm | photo Studio Hartenstein

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Constantin Hartenstein: A0-3959X.91 - 15 I installation view Mouches Volants I curated by Gilles Neiens | photo Dirk Rose

‍FOLLOW CONSTANTIN HARTENSTEIN´S ONLINE ADVENTURES

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For updates, exhibitions and upcoming projects follow [Constantin Hartenstein On Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/constantinhartenstein/?ref=catapult-platform.art) .

[CONSTANTIN HARTENSTEIN![](http://www.constantinhartenstein.com/apple-icon-180x180.png)![](http://www.constantinhartenstein.com/images/fb.png)](http://www.constantinhartenstein.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art)

Constantin Hartenstein´s Website

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![constanting hartenstein, artist ](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa50f157f3d0938227083c2/65c8b45bb28fe27c775f5340_constantin%20hartenstein%2C%20emerging%20promising%20artist%20germany.webp)

Constantin Hartenstein in his studio | photo Neven Allgeier

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More about his work and previous exhibitions at [Gallerytalk.Net](http://gallerytalk.net/?ref=catapult-platform.art), [Kunstverein Dresden](https://www.kunstvereindresden.de/constantinhartensteinoffgrid-engl?ref=catapult-platform.art), [Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin](https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/nationalgalerie/online-angebote/detail/perform-2nd-annual-performance-festival-constantin-hartenstein/?ref=catapult-platform.art) and [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/artist/constantin-hartenstein?ref=catapult-platform.art).

[Constantin Hartenstein - Off GridConstantin Hartenstein’s Off Grid at Kunstverein Dresden is devoted to the visibility and aesthetics of queer communities in the GDR that operated on the social margins.![](https://static.parastorage.com/client/pfavico.ico)Kunstverein 1-2019![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d94198_5e705933f82f4043adf8fb78bc09b7f1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1640,h_624,al_c/d94198_5e705933f82f4043adf8fb78bc09b7f1~mv2.png)](https://www.kunstvereindresden.de/constantinhartensteinoffgrid-engl?ref=catapult-platform.art)

Constantin Hartenstein at Kunstverein Dresden

[Number 1 Main Road![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63480a3cf5b2e10dee4f6ea5/6a6ecd58-684b-4ee9-88c4-f38865f77d01/favicon.ico?format=100w)Number 1 Main Road0![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/63480a3cf5b2e10dee4f6ea5/t/63481279c1f0b61399280a30/1665667705973/tumblr_fa70f7a13ba6beda3b901a3b2c8edf76_b28b63d0_2048.gif?format=1500w)](https://www.number1mainroad.com/?ref=catapult-platform.art)

Exhibition - Numer 1 Main Road -> CONSTANTIN HARTENSTEIN 

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