Start dialogue field 2

It’s that time again – the second Dialogue Field has started!
We are looking forward to entering the next round together with our new artists in residence and would like to take a brief look back at our Welcome Days.

On the first evening of the residency programme, the artist duo Johannes Specks and Marie Donike (Cologne), Katariin Mudist (Tallinn) and Viet Phuong Nguyen (TIEV) met for dinner together as the local artistic position. In a relaxed atmosphere, there was the opportunity to get to know each other for the first time. Afterwards, they went to the Czech pub U Brambory, where they continued their dialogue over a drink. The evening was rounded off with a short tour of the city together – a first impression of Chemnitz city centre up to Sonnenberg.

The second day started with a city tour of Kaßberg, organised by Start with a Friend. The initiative brings together people from different walks of life and is committed to diversity and solidarity. Afterwards, we were able to attend Start with a Friend ‘s open meeting on the Küchwaldwiese, where we played games together and enjoyed a relaxed get-together.

The third day began with a visit to the Schlossbergmuseum Chemnitz, where the exhibition “The New City” is on display – an opportunity to take a look at the city’s development. Later in the afternoon, the volunteers from the Chemnitz Capital of Culture took over the city tour and showed the artists-in-residence places that they find important or where they like to spend time: the Weltecho, the Pioneer Pavilion, the Chemnitz vaults, the Dancing Stones fountain, the former Kaßberg Prison learning and memorial centre and the Aaltra. Personal stories, spontaneous conversations and new perspectives on Chemnitz awaited us everywhere.

Over the next five weeks, Johannes Specks & Marie Donike, Katariin Mudist and Viet Phuong Nguyen will develop their impressions and encounters into artistic concepts that will be presented on 21 June. We are already looking forward to it!