{"id":12524,"date":"2026-09-24T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/?post_type=eventkrake_event&#038;p=12524"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:38:39","slug":"vernissage-no-direction","status":"publish","type":"eventkrake_event","link":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/event\/vernissage-no-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Reception: No Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"naf-translation-disclaimer\">This translation has been produced automatically and may contain errors and inaccuracies. If you notice anything, please let us know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NO DIRECTION<\/strong> is a series of abstract paintings with subtle surreal elements that explore the state of disorientation\u2014geographical, psychological, and existential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12524 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/event\/vernissage-no-direction\/hana_hazem_arabi-ausstellung\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hana_hazem_arabi-ausstellung-512x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For centuries, people have navigated by the position of the sun, the constellations, or the wind. Today, direction is available at any time\u2014digitally calculated, precisely marked, and seemingly unambiguous. A quick glance at a smartphone is all it takes, and the path appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what happens when this system no longer works?<br>When there is no signal, when the sky remains dark, and the only guidance is a vague gesture into the unknown?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This series of works emerged from a personal experience in which direction no longer meant coordinates, but instinct. Orientation became something fragile\u2014a projection between hope and fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the works, spatial structures dissolve. Forms emerge and vanish again; light breaks through the surface without defining a clear path. The act of painting itself becomes an act of navigation\u2014between movement and stillness, between control and letting go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NO DIRECTION<\/strong> is less a geographical narrative than a reflection on an inner state. The series asks what remains when external systems of orientation fail\u2014and whether the loss of direction holds the possibility of a new, inner orientation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NO DIRECTION is a series of abstract paintings with subtle surreal elements that explore the state of disorientation\u2014geographical, psychological, and existential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[92,71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12524","eventkrake_event","type-eventkrake_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-92","category-fineart","eventkrake-accessibility-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventkrake_event\/12524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventkrake_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eventkrake_event"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neustadt-art-festival.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}