As part of Berlin Art Week, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend and KUNST IM WESTEND e.V. are presenting a site-specific installation by multimedia artist Lu Yang in the historic ‘Kochhaus’ at DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend. LU YANG | DOKU: TRIAGE stages an encounter between medicine, technology and Buddhist concepts of reincarnation, expanding Lu Yang’s well-known DOKU universe into an immersive spatial experience.
Title image caption: Lu Yang, DOKU The Self and DOKU The Flow. Courtesy the artist and Société, Berlin.
For LuYang, the hospital is not a neutral place: ever since he was a child, he has been repeatedly confronted with illness and the fragility of the body. His work for the ‘Kochhaus’ at the DRK Clinics Berlin Westend was developed specifically for this location as part of the ‘Art in the Hospital’ project.
An installation comprising hospital beds arranged in the main hall and large-format banners suspended from the ceiling responds to the clinical space in a restrained, contemplative yet direct manner, drawing on imagery from LuYang’s well-known series “DOKU The Self” and “DOKU The Flow”. At the centre of both works is LuYang’s genderless avatar, DOKU. The name is derived from the expression “Dokusho Dokushi” – “We are born alone and we die alone”.
LuYang’s 3D animations and installations explore fundamental questions concerning the relationships between the body and consciousness, spirituality and science, and technology and the limits of human existence. His solo exhibition “Doku The Illusion” is currently on display at the Espace Louis Vuitton in Venice. He has been named ‘Artist of the Year 2022’ by Deutsche Bank; his most significant solo exhibitions have included shows at the Kunsthalle Basel, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the Palais Populaire in Berlin, the New Museum in New York, the ARoS in Aarhus and the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. LuYang lives and works in Shanghai and Tokyo.
WHEN?
Opening: Friday, 11. September 2026, 6 – 10 pm.
Exhibition dates: Friday, 11. September until Monday, 14. September 2026
Opening hours: Mo – Sa, 3 – 6 pm.
Special opening hours for Berlin Art Week: Fr – Mo, 11 am – 6 pm.
WHERE?
Kochhaus, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend
Spandauer Damm 130
14050 Berlin
