Inside Hua’s Gigantic House: An Otherworldly Art Experience in Berlin

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to walk through a 5,000-year-old tree’s memories, Hua’s Gigantic House in Berlin might be the closest you’ll get. Opening on May 3, 2025, at Lottumstraße 14 and running through the end of June, this solo exhibition by Chinese artist Hua Wang is not your average white-cube gallery experience — it’s a full-on immersive journey through nature, nostalgia, and posthuman imagination.

Curated by Cosima Grosser, the show fuses sculpture, animation, and installation to create a dreamy, sometimes eerie, and always thought-provoking world. At the heart of the exhibition is a “tree family” — ancient, anthropomorphic beings who stand as silent witnesses to the shifting relationship between humans and nature. Part sci-fi, part myth, and part ecological meditation, these tree-beings carry centuries of stories — from dusty deserts to data streams.

From McDonald’s to Myth

Hua Wang was born in Urumqi, a desert city in western China where the natural world was often more digital than physical. As a kid growing up amid China’s 90s urban boom, her first encounters with "nature" were shaped more by TV ads and Happy Meals than actual forests or farms. This upbringing — surrounded by concrete, tech, and Western consumer culture — has left its mark on her work, which asks: What even is nature anymore? And how do we make sense of our place in it when everything feels filtered through algorithms and capitalism?

In Hua’s Gigantic House, Wang doesn’t just ask these questions — she builds worlds around them. The show imagines a time-traveling tree elder who watches humans terraform the Earth, abandon traditions, and slowly forget what it means to live in balance with the planet. It’s poetic, a little dystopian, and totally current.

Don’t Miss: Ivo Dimchev Live

Mark your calendars for May 16 at 8 PM — that’s when Ivo Dimchev, the Bulgarian performance icon known for blurring the lines between dance, theater, and music, will be staging a one-night-only performance in the exhibition space. Expect high drama, emotional chaos, and plenty of queer magic. If anyone can channel the spirit of a tree's existential crisis and make it weirdly sexy, it’s Ivo.

Why You Should Go

Whether you’re into environmental philosophy, weird sci-fi vibes, or just want to hang out in a space that feels like Studio Ghibli meets Black Mirror, Hua’s Gigantic House is 100% worth the visit. It’s a rare kind of show that’s as emotionally rich as it is visually stunning — a space that invites you to slow down, reflect, and maybe even hug a (sculptural) tree.

Catch it Tuesday to Saturday, 1–7 PM, from May 3 to June 30. 

Follow @huawangstudio on IG for sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes looks.

Hua’s Gigantic House
Curated by Cosima Grosser
Lottumstraße 14, 10119 Berlin
May 3 – June 30, 2025
Tues–Sat, 1–7 PM
Opening: May 3, 2–9:30 PM
Performance by Ivo Dimchev: May 16, 8 PM

More info: huawangstudio.com