Search Engine

Search Engine is a book project that showcases the Berlin-based artist Antonia Hirsch’s conceptual practice, highlighting her unique approach to image and object making. The title and central feature—a classic book index—frame Hirsch’s exploration of contemporary tools, narratives, and epistemic systems. Through her work, she transforms raw information and materials to investigate how we situate ourselves in the social, political, and economic landscapes.

This publication includes an extensive image section with 212 illustrations, along with insightful texts by Henriette Huldisch (chief curator at the Walker Art Center), Katharina Rein (art historian and media scholar at the University of Potsdam), and a conversation between Elena Filipovic (director, Kunstmuseum Basel) and Antonia Hirsch. The artist also provides an introduction and glossary, further exploring her conceptual approach.

Supported by the Berlin Senate’s Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and the Hessische Kulturstiftung, Search Engine invites readers into Hirsch’s thought-provoking examination of contemporary life and art.