An art project within the framework of Lamspringer September 2014
Under
the title From the pause of disappearance
from september 4th till september 20th two vacant shops in Lamspringe (out of more than a
dozen) will become exhibition venues of contemporary art for two
weeks.
Since
decades artists in Berlin use the urban vacancy within the framework
of so called project spaces or
off-spaces to realise
their ideas and on the other hand to call attention to social issues
such as the rapid and unchecked rental charge development in the
central districts and the concurrent rising immigration.
But
what is like in rural areas? Where are the differences? Are there
similarities?
How
can you explain the vacancy in the village centres while at the same
time large supermarkets settle on the green field? Can you notice the
migration to cities in the daily life of the villagers?
The
artist Stephan Halter a former villager of Lamspringe and now living
and working in Berlin, invited twelve Berlin based artists coming from
different fields of operation to deal with these questions.
Besides
a group exhibition of the invited artists there will be a mail art
exhibition, where national and international artists are asked to
send in small format artworks on the subject of From the
pause of disappearance (look for
more details on this blog).
This
blog will document the exhibition project and accompany it digitally.