> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.catapult-platform.art/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ivan Geddert Builds Machines That Cannot Move Freely - URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom/ - Published: 2026-11-02T03:12:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-02T03:11:59.000Z - Description: Explore Ivan Geddert's Spatenprobe at BLOOM in Düsseldorf, where mechanical sculptures of wood, wire and fabric hold a tense standstill. - Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig - Tags: Exhibition, Material & Sculpture, Sculpture & Installation, Düsseldorf ## BLOOM Presents Spatenprobe in Düsseldorf **BLOOM** presents Spatenprobe, a solo exhibition by **Ivan Geddert** curated by Ji Sue Byun, through November 14, 2026. **Spatenprobe** **Artist:** Ivan Geddert **Exhibition:** Spatenprobe **Venue:** [ BLOOM ](https://www.bloomduesseldorf.de/?ref=catapult-platform.art) **City:** Düsseldorf, Germany **Dates:** October 16, 2026 – November 14, 2026 **Hours:** Wed 11am to 1pm, Fri and Sat 3 to 6pm. Closed on public holidays. **Address:** Birkenstrasse 56, 40233 Düsseldorf **Curator:** Ji Sue Byun **Photography:** Johannes Bendzulla **Image Courtesy:** Courtesy the artist and BLOOM [**Ivan Geddert** ](https://ivangeddert.de/?ref=catapult-platform.art)shows new sculptures at BLOOM in Düsseldorf, in a basement project space on Birkenstrasse that is entered by a stair-like ramp. [homework![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/cropped-ivan_fav-270x270-bc912ceb-a17e-4ff0-8ca8-a4c4eef8761f.png)Ivan Geddert![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/scan-3_transparent-7b5dd423-6325-4d91-b3ab-68578628ba53.png)](https://ivangeddert.de/?ref=catapult-platform.art) One work, five meters long, carries a rod on three supports cut in the shape of paired figures. Another joins a fan to a display case through a fabric sleeve. ![Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: dark wooden sculpture on a pillared concrete floor beside an ochre mound with a red curved top.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-installation-02.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Installation view, BLOOM, Düsseldorf, 2026\. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. ![ Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: dark brown cut-out sculpture on grey feet with wire arcs and cables against a curved white wall.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-work-01.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled, 2026, mixed media, 197 x 180 x 175 cm, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. In Untitled (Begegnung 2), two curved red forms studded with dark pegs are set into a rough, sand-colored mass. Below, Irene Bretscher's text starts from the title and the room it refers to. ### Exhibition Text by Irene Bretscher ### Spatenprobe An upcoming trip to the field for the event is planned with precision. It is a barn where the equipment is stored and prepared. It is workshops where we conceive our devices. Before the area is worked on, it must be measured. Its size must correspond to the project. The machine will help us. We will be satisfied. ![Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: black plinth with a yellow block and acrylic case, a grey fabric sleeve joining a black fan housing.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-work-02-fan.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled, 2022-25, wood, cardboard, plastic, fan, 180 x 60 x 190 cm, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. ![Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: large ochre mass with a red curved top and a rod with scalloped white cloth in a white room.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-begegnung-2-installation.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled (Begegnung 2), 2026, mixed media, 179 x 227 x 80 cm, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. ![ Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: close-up of red-brown curved forms with dark wooden pegs set into a coarse ochre surface.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-begegnung-2-detail.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled (Begegnung 2), 2026, mixed media, 179 x 227 x 80 cm, detail, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. BLOOM is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Ivan Geddert. The exhibition brings together a selection of new sculptural works. The title *Spatenprobe* (spade test) refers to the field of agriculture. As a simple method of soil analysis, the spade test provides immediate insight into the nature of the soil: A piece of soil is dug out, lifted, and examined for its quality. At the same time, the title addresses the underground location of the exhibition space. Its walls dig into the earth and hold back the surrounding earth. The exhibition space thus appears as a kind of underground capsule. ![Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: rod wrapped in white cloth and ochre material on bracket forms above a jute-covered wall.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-ramp-work-01.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled, 2026, mixed media, 250 x 500 x 90 cm, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. Ivan Geddert explores the connections between physicality and mechanical processes. His interest lies in physical labor as well as psychological states and the interdependencies that arise from the interplay of mechanical and natural forces. Like machines, Geddert’s works consist of several interconnected components. The moving appendages evoke human limbs while simultaneously alluding to function and action. The frequent use of natural materials lends Geddert’s sculptures an organic, living appearance. ![ Ivan Geddert, BLOOM, Düsseldorf: rod on three brown figure-shaped brackets above a jute wall edged with stained white paper.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-ramp-work-detail.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled, 2026, mixed media, 250 x 500 x 90 cm, detail, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-ramp-work-02.webp) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2026/10/ivan-geddert-spatenprobe-bloom-duesseldorf-2026-ramp-work-closing.webp) Ivan Geddert, Spatenprobe; Untitled, 2026, mixed media, 250 x 500 x 90 cm, BLOOM, Düsseldorf. Photo: Johannes Bendzulla. Courtesy the artist and BLOOM. This is contrasted by fragments of steel and wire. The various materials and forms do not stand side by side in isolation, but are related to one another through complex mechanisms. Connections between individual “limbs,” such as the “head” and the “body”, do not appear free, but rather limited and trapped within themselves. Through these mechanical constraints, an image emerges of an inner state of a psychological dimension. Fixations create a snapshot of a tense standstill. Within this rigidity, a space of resonance opens up between mechanics and the body, dependence and resistance, function and vulnerability, between the visible and what can only be surmised. --- **About the Artist** **Ivan Geddert** Born 1986 in Slawgorod, Russia, Ivan Geddert lives and works in Berlin. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Thomas Grünfeld and graduated in 2016. [Website](https://ivangeddert.de/?ref=catapult-platform.art) · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ivan.geddert/?ref=catapult-platform.art) **About the Curator** **Ji Sue Byun** Korean-born curator living in Düsseldorf, who founded BLOOM in 2020. [Website](https://www.bloomduesseldorf.de/intro?ref=catapult-platform.art) **About the Text Author** **Irene Bretscher** Art historian, curator and art mediator. She has worked on art projects at museums and independent art spaces and is also active as a freelance writer. Author of the exhibition text for Spatenprobe. 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