Art on Common Ground - Festival OSTEN Tour
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With Art on Common Ground, Villa Aurora is bringing artistic works in the form of large-format art posters to the urban space of Bitterfeld-Wolfen and to the festival grounds at the Zschornewitz Power Plant. Alumni from the fellowship program of Villa Aurora, which is active in Germany and the U.S., have created works for this project that explore the local context, social issues, and “the East.” In public spaces—displayed on billboards and advertising spaces—a wide audience can sometimes come across these works of art quite by chance.
At the event, Viktoria Binschtok, Sonya Schönberger, and Luise Schröder will discuss their works, which were created as part of Art on Common Ground.
About the Artworks
With rainbow, Viktoria Binschtok transfers a viral social media experiment into the landscape along Lutz-Born-Straße, making a shift in perspective the central motif of the work. Depending on the viewer's position, the artwork changes, pointing to the complexity and diversity of a society in motion.・Location: Lutz-Born-Straße
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With her photographic work Banner des Friedens (Banner of Peace), Sonya Schönberger makes traces visible that were left long ago in the wet concrete of a housing estate in Wolfen. On the Straße der Chemiearbeiter (Street of the Chemical Workers), the artwork inquires into the meaning of these everyday found objects.・Location: Straße der Chemiearbeiter
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In her poster artwork motif, Luise Schröder engages with the independent women's and lesbian movement of the 1980s and 1990s in the GDR. The poster's location is in the immediate vicinity of the women's center "Frauen helfen Frauen e. V." (Women Helping Women), which continues to actively advocate for the concerns of women and girls to this day.・Location: Dessauer Allee
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To the Locations
The locations of the exhibited works are within the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen, as well as the Festival OSTEN area. Click on the map to enlarge the view. Click the link below to view an overview of the locations:
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To the Routes
In addition to the locations in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, the art posters will be on display at the Festival OSTEN area at the Zschornewitz power plant. A festival bus will run between the Bitterfeld train station and Zschornewitz. Click the link below to view the festival bus schedule: → To the schedule
It takes about twenty minutes to cycle around the exhibition venues in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Click on the route to enlarge the view. Click the following link to view the route:
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