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nguyen-may — X3

Potential Energy — Energy Potential — Winter 2025

wood, acrylic glass, engraved metal, thermoformed PET

X3 reproduces and fragments the collectible object and exaggerates its display into a site of devotion. Based on the concept of Database Animals it extends fandom culture to a contemporary condition characterized by hyperreality, flatness and commodity consumption, where surface-level affect becomes almost sacred.

credits: Nils Kreter, Jonas Nechleba, Justus Ratzke, Benjamin Seidel