Neri&Hu’s solo exhibition Reflective Nostalgia opened at Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin on October 14th, 2022. Based on the concept of “reflective nostalgia”, the exhibition showcases Neri&Hu’s works that embrace the contradictions of modernity and explore multifaceted plot lines, imaginary pasts and prospective futures. Neri&Hu: Reflective Nostalgia will last until November 30th, 2022.

Hans-Jürgen Commerell (Director of Aedes Architecture Forum), Aric Chen (Artistic Director of Het Nieuwe Instituut) and Lyndon Neri (Founding Partner of Neri&Hu) speaking at the opening followed by video messages from Li Xiangning (Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning), Manuel Aires Mateus (Founder of Aires Mateus), Peter Eisenman (Founder of Eisenman Architects) and Rossana Hu (Founding Partner of Neri&Hu and Chair of the Department of Architecture at Tongji University)

▼开幕现场，Opening

In recent decades, living and traveling extensively throughout Asia, Neri&Hu observes the alarming trend of Asia’s major metropolises becoming more and more alike. From Shenzhen or Seoul to Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok, the army of glassy high rise towers marching through each of their CBDs nearly obliterates any perceivable differences between these cities. In China this phenomenon is exacerbated by the sheer scale at which its process of urbanization and modernization has occurred. Practicing in China, at this critical moment, Neri&Hu finds themselves caught between “the optimization of advanced technology and the ever-present tendency to regress into nostalgic historicism.”

▼展览现场，the exhibition scene