The NAK. Neuer Aachener Kunstverein presents the first institutional solo exhibition in Germany of the Canadian-British artist Corin Sworn. The Rag Papers represents the artist’s most comprehensive exhibition project to date and was co-commissioned by Chisenhale Gallery in London.

The Rag Papers (2013) presents a film as part of an installation in which a synchronised interplay of sound and light augments the film. In videos, installations and drawings, Sworn investigates themes like the translation of subjective experiences into general history or, conversely, she examines how the process of history is narrated.
The seemingly documentary sequences of the film are interspersed with recordings of transitional spaces like sorting depots and flea markets. Their presence is carried over into a second exhibition room featuring large-scale, textile-based wall pieces as another element that augments the filmic space.

Corin Sworn (born 1977 in London) lives in Glasgow and will represent Scotland at the 2013 Venice Biennial.

Corin Sworn’s exhibition is supported by Kunststiftung NRW, the Embassy of Canada in Berlin, the British Council, Creative Scotland, and the City of Aachen.

Corin Sworn´s exhibition is generously supported by Kunststiftung NRW, the Embassy of Canada and the British Council's "Creative Futures in Germany"-program.

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