Art on Common Ground
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Following the successful poster campaign Art in the City with large-format art posters in Berlin, Villa Aurora, in cooperation with the Saxony-Anhalt Arts Foundation, again invites former fellows to create large-format poster artworks for the new edition Art on Common Ground in Halle (Saale). The project will be gradually expanded to additional cities and federal states, with the goal of bringing artistic impulses broadly across the country and reaching people in their everyday lives.
Art on Common Ground aims to make a statement about the value of art and culture in times of societal change. The project's goal is to make art accessible to a wide audience and to strengthen the visibility of the cultural scene. It offers an immediate impression of the outstanding international significance of the art scene in the eastern German federal states and beyond.
About the Artworks
Marc Fromm juxtaposes the familiar symbol of the lucky cat with the menacing image of a tank, creating an installation that is both ironic and multilayered. In The Treadmill – How often does history repeat itself!, he revisits and reinterprets his 2014 work Winkekatzen (“Lucky Cats”) in light of contemporary social and political developments.・Location: Saxony-Anhalt Arts Foundation
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In her work Attack of the 5 foot 3 Woman, Fern Liberty Kallenbach Campbell processes a diverse range of impressions from her residency in Los Angeles. Amid Pacific fog and shimmering heat, between the tranquility of Villa Aurora and the relentless sounds of the city, a multilayered field of tension emerges — one of nature, urbanity, silence, noise, and light.・Location: Universitätsring/Opera
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Fern Liberty Kallenbach Campbell's Attack of the 5 foot 3 Woman greets and bids farewell to travellers at Halle (Saale) Central Station. — in a form that deliberately transforms the original work: the digitised tapestry can be seen not only at the Universitätsring/Opera House but also at Platform 7 of the station. ・Location: Halle (Saale) Central Station (Platform 7)
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With Bronson Cave, Griffith Park, L.A. 2025/26, Christine Matzke explores the origins of Hollywood's name. At the heart of her artistic research is the holly — which appears as a central motif in her drawings. The work also draws a connection to the Botanical Garden in Halle (Saale), where Matzke has researched the holly and its botanical context.・Location: Breitestraße/Geiststraße
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With GREAT AGAIN, Klaus Pockrandt addresses the present moment and, as a poster artist, places a timely artistic commentary on the profound political shifts of our time on a building facade at Robert-Franz-Ring. The work poses the question: How do we preserve hope?・Location: Robert-Franz-Ring 20
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In addition to the building facade at Robert-Franz-Ring, Klaus Pockrandt presents photographs from the series Light my fire — an abstract photographic exploration of the city of Los Angeles — linking them to the urban space of Halle (Saale). The artistic work investigates how urban dynamics intertwine across the Atlantic.
・Location: Universitätsring
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To the Locations
The locations of the exhibited works are all within the city of Halle (Saale). Click on the map to enlarge the view.
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To the Routes
It takes about 90 minutes to walk to all the exhibition venues. Click on the route to enlarge the view. Click the following link to view the entire route:
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It takes about forty-five minutes to walk to all the exhibition venues in the city center. Click on the route to enlarge the view. Click the following link to view the entire city center route:
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It takes about 40 minutes to walk directly from Halle (Saale) Central Station to the Saxony-Anhalt Arts Foundation, and about 25 minutes using a combination of tram and walking. Click on the route to enlarge the view. Click the following link for the direct route from the central station to the Arts Foundation:
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Partners
Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e. V. is funded by the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
