Zug/gang — Tracks and Traces at the Train Station Group exhibition, curated by Natalia Irina Roman EN – ‘Zug/gang’, is an adaptation of the German word for ‘access’. The precursory ‘zug’ – ‘train’ in German – has been separated from the second half of the word. The exhibition ‘ZUGANG: Tracks and Traces at the Train…
48 mal warten // 48 times waiting ***scroll below for the portraits*** *****Follow the exhibition on Instagram: @sitespecificideas***** Summary // Zusammenfassung: What, where, when // was, wann und wo An exhibition at two former control posts of BVG, with 48 people waiting, as image and text, in cooperation with BVG, created for and funded by…
A video installation spanning four floors, created site-specifically for the Avery Building of Columbia University. Drawing inspiration from Bachelard‘s work, „The Poetics of Space”, this installation invites viewers on a journey of exploration and introspection through the interplay of video, own imagination, and architectural elements. “The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the…
On a quest to reimagine the everyday experience of commuting, this installation is a poetic invitation to assess the power of art to repurpose aging infrastructure in major cities. The project, based on extensive research into the transportation systems of New York, Berlin and Bucharest, explores the intricacies of urban mobility through a compelling mix…
Stillgelegte Bahnstrukturen und ihre Umnutzung Ein Kurs in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Bahn Folgen Sie uns unter #gesternstellwerk auf Instagram und Facebook Wie könnte eine potentielle Umnutzung von bereits stillgelegten oder in Zukunft nicht mehr benötigten Stellwerken aussehen? Studierende der Bauhaus-Universität haben sich genau diese Frage gestellt. Unter der Anleitung der…
“Warte Bitte” is an exhibition at Weimar Hauptbahnhof, by students of the class “Waiting at HBF”, a cooperation with Deutsche Bahn The exhibition was installed in the tunnel and on the train platforms at Weimar train stations How often do you notice yourself waiting? When you notice where your mind wanders and all the little…
Invisible Strings is a participatory art installation, created for and with the participants of the workshop on experience design, at KAOS PILOT, in Aarhus, DK, in 2023. Built on a former plane wing, the installation invited the participants to span colorful strings among concepts relevant for them, on the topic of travel, in order to find…
Exhibition sticker by Elizaveta Efimova. TRAINSCAPES WHERE ART AND TRAINS INTERSECT “Trainscapes” is an exhibition where art and trains intersect to reveal the extraordinary in the everyday. Through a unique collaboration with Deutsche Bahn, students embarked on transformative train journeys, translating their experiences into art. Look for the orange column in the garden and follow…
Conferences “A Platform for Arts Along the Railway in Signal Towers” is a paper presented at the conference “(Im)possible Complicities: Co-Production, Co-Creation, Cooptation”, in May 2019, at feld fünf, at Metropolenhaus, in Berlin, organized by Tesserae in cooperation with Horizon 2020, European Union Funding for Research & Innovation. The conference has a practice oriented approach,…
The lecture Reclaiming Spaces Along Railway Tracks: Art Cooperation with Deutsche Bahn und Amtrak explores the artistic potential within the railway systems of major urban centers like Berlin and New York, aiming to enrich everyday commuting experiences. It showcases an ongoing art research at Bauhaus University Weimar, which activates and preserves disused interlocking towers along…