Exhibition Opening Thursday, August 6: *Islands of Time* by Niccolò Masini

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Exhibition Opening Thursday, August 6: Islands of Time by Niccolò Masini

Opening with live sets by Pole, JakoJako & Rubén Nsue, Sunroof, Nicolas Bougaïeff

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Written by stromkult on 03 August 2026.

Exhibition: Islands of Time by Niccolò Masini

Thu, Aug. 6, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Concert begins,
Exhibition at Kuppelhalle, Ateliers 2+3

Presented by silent green & the Miller-Zillmer Foundation.

The result of a collaboration between the Miller-Zillmer Foundation and silent green, Islands of Time by Niccolò Masini comprises a cohesive body of work created as part of the Miller-Zillmer Foundation’s Vision into the Future program (2019–2022). Situated at the intersection of territories, communities, and perspectives, *Islands of Time* explores the relationships between the emergence of intangible feelings of belonging and the construction of geographic identity. In an attempt to transcend linear conceptions of time, the exhibition addresses themes such as memory and movement by understanding the past, present, and future as closely intertwined within a global geopolitical context.

Shifting between Western Sahara, the Italian-French border region of Ventimiglia/Menton, Argentina, and the Aeolian Archipelago, the exhibited works emerge from the interplay of different modes of expression. In doing so, they raise questions about individual and collective responses to the complex realities of various forms of geographical belonging. In this sense, *Islands of Time* proposes spatial investigations and analytical discourses that go beyond mere territorial references and trace the shifting boundaries that solidify the conditions of “imagined” processes of deterritorialization through various forms of written and oral knowledge.

Niccolò Masini
An artist, researcher, and doctoral candidate in the field of New Media and Critical–Curatorial Practices of Contemporary Creation at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin. His practice explores the legacies inscribed in the politics of time, space, and memory, and examines the possibilities that arise between spatial modalities and sociocultural contexts. His works and research have been exhibited internationally, including at the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska (MSURS), the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA-Skopje), the Watermill Center in New York City, and the Bali Purnati Center for the Arts in Indonesia.

The following artists will perform in the Kuppelhalle as part of the event. Admission to the exhibition is free; tickets for the concerts are available via the ticket link below. Islands of Time will remain on view through August 16.

Pole
Since the 1990s, Berlin-based producer and mastering wizard Stefan Betke—aka Pole—has been exploring the realms of minimal techno, ambient, and dub. His most recent releases sound both focused and open, deeply anchored in the bass yet marked by a remarkable lightness. Here, dub is no longer a genre but a way of thinking: echo as memory, space as an instrument, silence as a secret co-producer. His most recent releases include remixes of his latest album, *Tempus*, featuring contributions from Sleaford Mods, Alessandro Cortini, and Rrose.

JakoJako & Rubén Nsue
Berlin-based modular synthesizer specialist, producer, and DJ Sibel Koçer—aka JakoJako—is dedicated to exploring the spaces that open up between the technical and emotional sides of electronic music, cultivating a relationship with sound that incorporates both in-depth knowledge and improvisation and intuition. She most recently released a series of remixes of her latest album, Tết 41.

She is currently performing exclusively with Rubén Nsue Mbese. The Madrid-born dancer began his dance career in his hometown, where he studied jazz and modern dance. He furthered his artistic training in Barcelona, London, and New York, where he honed his skills in dance theater, contemporary dance, and hip-hop. Nsue has appeared in several musicals, including well-known productions such as *Hair* and *The Wedding Singer*.

Sunroof
Originally founded as a remix project by Mute founder Daniel Miller and producer Gareth Jones, Sunroof has released three albums of free improvisations over the past few years, based on their shared love for Eurorack modular synthesizers. Both on record and during their rare live performances (most recently as the opening act for Yann Tiersen), they adhere to the principle that nothing may be planned or rehearsed in advance, and each piece must be played or recorded live using a maximum of 2x2 channels without overdubs.

Nicolas Bougaïeff
French-Canadian Nicolas “Dr. Techno” Bougaïeff has long celebrated that rare breed of electronic music that sounds like the future while simultaneously capturing the present in its asymmetries and complex structures. On his more recent releases, Bougaïeff hasn’t abandoned the club so much as measured it more precisely: as a space for thought, as a pressure chamber, as a place of controlled ecstasy. Where others still speak of “atmosphere,” he has long been working on architecture. His most recent releases include tracks such as “Sunday Morning at Panorama Bar When Things Go Sideways” and “Summer Beach Bar Where Jodie Foster Goes in the Movie Contact.”