BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-art-festival-begehungen-site-visits-20250722 DTSTAMP:20250522T152051Z DTSTART:20250722T100000Z DTEND:20250722T180000Z SUMMARY:Art Festival Begehungen (site visits) DESCRIPTION:18 July 2025 until 17 August 2025Opening: 18 July\, 7 pmOpenin g hours: daily 12-20 h (closed on 14 August)\n↗ Website\nThe exhibition is based on the works selected by the artistic director\, an artist-in-res idence programme with European partner institutions of the exhibitions and project ideas from the worldwide Open Call. The Open Call was reserved fo r artists under the age of 30\, which means that almost a third of the exh ibition is characterised by young perspectives. Dr Claudia Tittel is the a rtistic director of the exhibition.\nSome of the artists in the exhibition are among the most influential voices in the art world today\, including Venice Biennale participants Lara Almarcegui\, Olaf Nicolai\, Uriel Orlow\ , Ursula Biemann\, Gregor Schneider\, Paulo Tavares\, Daniel Otero Torres\ , Günther and Loredana Selichar and Hito Steyerl. Works by these and othe r artists in the exhibition can be found in the collections of major museu ms\, institutions and private individuals.\nIn addition to these high-cali bre artists\, a younger generation of artists is represented in the exhibi tion\, whose works have already attracted international attention. Diana L elonek\, Anne Duk Hee Jordan\, Nadia Kaabi-Linke and the artist couples Bö hler/Orendt and Abie Franklin/Daniel Hölzl are just a few examples.\nName s such as Katharina Sauermann\, Borek Brindák\, Elza Gubanova\, Anna Webe rberger and the AWOL Collective were included in the exhibition via the in ternational Open Call. Eight works were selected by the jury from over 300 applications.\nA special tradition of the Begehungen art festival is the artist-in-residence programme\, which is implemented together with friendl y festivals and institutions in Europe. These institutions\, this year fro m Finland\, the Czech Republic and Italy\, receive a "wild card"\, i.e. th ey each propose an artist to the Begehungen art festival for a residency l asting several weeks.\nRikuo Ueda\, a world-class artist\, will also creat e a site-specific work. The 75-year-old Japanese artist himself will integ rate one of his famous wind installations into the HKW site.\nThe exhibiti on will include expansive installations\, photographs\, drawings\, sculptu res as well as video and sound artworks. A good quarter of the artworks wi ll be created specifically for the festival\, including works created with the participation of employees and residents of the Heizkraftwerk Nord.  \n\nAn app with image descriptions is also available. \nAndroid: https:// play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.pinpoint.eventnavi\niOS: https:// apps.apple.com/de/app/pinpoint-eventnavi/id6747427016\n\nArtists:\nAna Ale nso (VE)\nLara Almarcegui (NL/ES)\nAWOL Collective (VE/ES/RS)\nTina Bara ( DE)\nUrsula Biemann & Paulo Tavares (CH/BR)\nBöhler & Orendt (DE/RO)\nBor ek Brindák (SK)\nDaniel Canogar (ES/US)\nJan Fabian (CZ)\nAbie Franklin & Daniel Hölzl (GB/AT)\nTim Gassauer (DE)\nElza Gubanova (UA)\nSarah Damai Hoogman (NL)\nClemens Hornemann (DE)\nAnne Duk Hee Jordan (KR/DE)\nNadia Kaabi-Linke (DE/TN/UA)\nDiana Lelonek (PL)\nTea Mäkipää (FI)\nGisle Nat aas (NO)\nOlaf Nicolai (DE)\nUriel Orlow (CH)\nJohanna M. Reich (DE)\nAmpa ro Sard (ES)\nKatharina Sauermann (AT)\nGünther & Loredana Selichar (AT/I T)\nHito Steyerl (DE)\nGregor Schneider (DE)\nDaniel Otero Torres (CO)\nRi kuo Ueda (JP)\nAnna Weberberger (AT)\nValeria Zane & Victor Nebbiolo di Ca stri (IT/FR) \nPartner institutions of the festival:\n4+4 Days in Motion Festival Praha (CZ)\nMänttä Art Festival Mänttä/Tampere (FI)\nPASE Pla tform Venezia (IT)\n\nTheme and festival title:\n"Everything is interactio n. Nothing stands alone\, a common bond embraces the whole of organic natu re." The great naturalist Alexander von Humboldt wrote these lines at the beginning of the 19th century under the impression of his first great jour ney to America from 1799 to 1804. During his visit to Lake Valencia in Ven ezuela\, Humboldt realised that its continuous loss of water was a consequ ence of deforestation for the establishment of plantations. He recognised the lack of wood and water\, as well as the danger of flooding due to drie d-out soil\, as a consequence of human intervention.\nEven then\, Humboldt 's realisation of the interactions in nature could be applied far beyond t he concept of nature. The plantations established by the Spanish colonial rulers on Lake Valencia are an expression of the exploitation of nature\, but they also point to systemic structures of exploitation\, to poverty on the one hand and boundless wealth on the other. To this day\, the exploit ation of resources means destruction and prosperity\, income and labour di sputes\, food and species extinction\, curse and blessing.\nThe title EVER YTHING IS INTERACTION refers to the fact that there are no simple answers to the major ecological and economic questions of our time. The exhibition is complemented by a festival programme with concerts\, readings\, lectur es and performances. The works in the exhibition and site-specific circums tances will become starting points for more in-depth discussions.\nRenowne d partners such as the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz\, the Heinrich Böll Found ation Saxony and the renowned music label raster media will be involved in the programme.\nThe northern combined heat and power plant was built in 1 957. The expansion of the HKW Nord to its current size began in the early 1980s. On 18 January 2024\, the lignite-fired power plant was shut down by the operator eins energie in Sachsen GmbH & Co.\nThe CHP plant's chimney is known far beyond the city limits. At a good 300 metres\, it is the tall est structure in Saxony. In 2013\, the functional building was transformed into a widely visible work of art and one of Chemnitz's most popular land marks. The corresponding concept was developed by French artist Daniel Bur en under the title Seven Colours for a Chimney.\nThe Begehungen art festiv al utilises an area of around one hectare\, including the historically sig nificant cooling tower 1 and various technical installations such as the h uge metal deionised tanks. An exhibition area of more than 2\,000 square m etres will be created in three large halls.\nThe company eins energie in s achsen GmbH und Co KG is the owner of the festival site and a cooperation partner of the Begehungen 2025 art festival.\nThe Begehungen art festival was founded in Chemnitz in 2003. It is one of the most renowned art events in Saxony and attracts thousands of visitors every year. Since 2010\, the art festival has changed its venue every year. Since then\, a former pris on\, empty cultural centres\, abandoned allotment gardens\, an old brewery \, disused department stores and schools\, a drained swimming pool\, an or phaned museum and an overgrown railway station have been the festival's ve nues.\nThe Begehungen art festival sees itself as an inclusive and accessi ble festival. Access to all programme items and the exhibition is free of charge. The festival is largely organised by the voluntary work of the mem bers of Begehungen e. V. and many helpers.\nThe exhibition is open daily f rom 12 noon to 8 pm. The exhibition will only be closed to the public on T hursday 14 August. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

18 July 2025 until 17 August 2025< /strong>
Opening: 18 July\, 7 pm
Opening hours: daily 12-20 h (closed on 14 August)

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↗ Website

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The exhibi tion is based on the works selected by the artistic direc tor\, an artist-in-residence programme with European part ner institutions of the exhibitions and project ideas from the worldwide < strong>Open Call. The Open Call was reserved for artists under th e age of 30\, which means that almost a third of the exhibition is charact erised by young perspectives. Dr Claudia Tittel is the ar tistic director of the exhibition.

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Some of the artists in the exhi bition are among the most influential voices in the art world today\, incl uding Venice Biennale participants Lara Almarcegui\, Olaf Nicolai\ , Uriel Orlow\, Ursula Biemann\, Gregor Schneider\, Paulo Tavares\, Daniel Otero Torres\, Günther and Loredana Selichar and Hito Steyerl. Works by these and other artists in the exhibition can be found in the col lections of major museums\, institutions and private individuals.

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In addition to these high-calibre artists\, a younger generation of artist s is represented in the exhibition\, whose works have already attracted in ternational attention. Diana Lelonek\, Anne Duk Hee Jordan\, Nadia Kaabi-Linke and the artist couples Böhler/Orendt and Abie Franklin/Daniel Hölzl are just a few example s.

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Names such as Katharina Sauermann\, Borek Brindák\, El za Gubanova\, Anna Weberberger and the AWOL Collective were included in the exhibition via the international Open Call. Ei ght works were selected by the jury from over 300 applications.

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A special tradition of the Begehungen art festival is the a rtist-in-residence programme\, which is implemented together with friendly festivals and institutions in Europe. These institutions\, this year from Finland\, the Czech Republic and Italy\, receive a "wild card"\,< /strong> i.e. they each propose an artist to the Begehungen art festival f or a residency lasting several weeks.

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Rikuo Ueda\ , a world-class artist\, will also create a site-specific work. The 75-yea r-old Japanese artist himself will integrate one of his famous wind instal lations into the HKW site.

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The exhibition will include expansive i nstallations\, photographs\, drawings\, sculptures as well as video and so und artworks. A good quarter of the artworks will be created specifically for the festival\, including works created with the participation of emplo yees and residents of the Heizkraftwerk Nord. \;

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An app with image descriptions is also available. \;

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Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.pinpoint.eventnavi

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iOS: https://ap ps.apple.com/de/app/pinpoint-eventnavi/id6747427016

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Artists:

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Ana Alenso (VE)

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Lara Almarcegui (NL/ES)

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AWOL Collective (VE/ES/RS)

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Tina Bara (DE)

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Ursula Biemann &\; Paulo Tavares (CH/BR)

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Böhler &\; Orendt (DE/RO)

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Borek Brindá k (SK)

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Daniel Canogar (ES/US)

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Ja n Fabian (CZ)

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Abie Franklin & \; Daniel Hölzl (GB/AT)

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Tim Gassauer (DE)

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Elza Gubanova (UA)

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Sarah Damai Hoogman (NL)

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Clemens Hornemann (DE)

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Anne Duk Hee Jordan (KR/DE)

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Nadia Kaabi-Linke (DE/TN/UA)

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Diana Lelonek (PL)

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Tea Mäkipää (FI)

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Gisle Nataas (NO)

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Olaf Nicolai (DE)

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U riel Orlow (CH)

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Johanna M. Reich (DE)

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Amparo Sard (ES)

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Katharina Sauermann (AT)

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Günther &\; Loredana Selichar< /strong> (AT/IT)

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Hito Steyerl (DE)

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Gregor Schneider (DE)

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Daniel Otero Torres (CO)

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Rikuo Ueda (JP)

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Anna Web erberger (AT)

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Valeria Zane &\; Victor Nebbiolo di Castri (IT/FR)
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Partner institutions of the festival:

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4+4 Days in Motion Festival Praha (CZ)

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Mänttä Art Festival Mänttä/Tampere (FI)

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PASE Platform Venezia (IT)

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Theme and festival titl e:

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"Everything is interaction. Nothing stands alone\, a common bond embraces the whole of organic nature." The great natural ist Alexander von Humboldt wrote these lines at the beginning of the 19th century under the impression of his first great journey to America from 17 99 to 1804. During his visit to Lake Valencia in Venezuela\, Humboldt real ised that its continuous loss of water was a consequence of deforestation for the establishment of plantations. He recognised the lack of wood and w ater\, as well as the danger of flooding due to dried-out soil\, as a cons equence of human intervention.

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Even then\, Humboldt's realisation of the interactions in nature could be applied far beyond the concept of nature. The plantations established by the Spanish colonia l rulers on Lake Valencia are an expression of the exploitation of nature\ , but they also point to systemic structures of exploitation\, to poverty on the one hand and boundless wealth on the other. To this day\, the explo itation of resources means destruction and prosperity\, income and labour disputes\, food and species extinction\, curse and blessing.

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The title EVERYTHING IS INTERACTION refers to the fact that th ere are no simple answers to the major ecological and economic questions o f our time. The exhibition is complemented by a festival programme with co ncerts\, readings\, lectures and performances. The works in the exhibition and site-specific circumstances will become starting points for more in-d epth discussions.

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Renowned partners such as the Kunstsammlungen Ch emnitz\, the Heinrich Böll Foundation Saxony and the renowned music label raster media will be involved in the programme.

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The northern comb ined heat and power plant was built in 1957. The expansion of the HKW Nord to its current size began in the early 1980s. On 18 January 2024< /strong>\, the lignite-fired power plant was shut down by the operator eins energie in Sachsen GmbH &\; Co.

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The CHP plan t's chimney is known far beyond the city limits. At a goo d 300 metres\, it is the tallest structure in Saxony. In 2013\, the functi onal building was transformed into a widely visible work of art and one of Chemnitz's most popular landmarks. The corresponding concept was develope d by French artist Daniel Buren under the title Seven Colours for a Chi mney.

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The Begehungen art festival utilises an area of around o ne hectare\, including the historically significant cooling tower 1 and va rious technical installations such as the huge metal deionised tanks. An e xhibition area of more than 2\,000 square metres will be created in three large halls.

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The company eins energie in sachsen GmbH und Co KG is the owner of the festival site and a cooperation partner of the Begehunge n 2025 art festival.

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The Begehungen art festival was founded in Ch emnitz in 2003. It is one of the most renowned art events in Saxony and at tracts thousands of visitors every year. Since 2010\, the art festival has changed its venue every year. Since then\, a former prison\, empty cultur al centres\, abandoned allotment gardens\, an old brewery\, disused depart ment stores and schools\, a drained swimming pool\, an orphaned museum and an overgrown railway station have been the festival's venues.

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The Begehungen art festival sees itself as an inclusive and accessible fes tival. Access to all programme items and the exhibition is free of charge. The festival is largely organised by the voluntary work of the members of Begehungen e. V. and many helpers.

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The exhibition is open daily from 12 noon to 8 pm. The exhibition will only be closed to the public on Thursday 14 August.

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