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Raus aus Chemnitz?

A comic project about the question of going or staying

A person runs on a white surface, casting a shadow against a backdrop of red and white buildings. The buildings have a grid-like window pattern, and the sky is a vivid red, enhancing the contrasting colors.
A person runs on a white surface, casting a shadow against a backdrop of red and white buildings. The buildings have a grid-like window pattern, and the sky is a vivid red, enhancing the contrasting colors.
Cr: Stefanie Brittnacher

In Chemnitz many face the issue of how to deal with a political situation perceived as increasingly polarized. Raus aus Chemnitz? (Leave Chemnitz?) is a comics project that looks into why people have been leaving the region. Illustrator and author Stephanie Brittnacher gives room to individual voices, allowing each to convey its experiences, memories, and new perspectives in the form of a comic. The comics created will be presented in an exhibition as well as on the project website.

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This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.