Event Vernissage "Stoffwechsel. Räume und Menschen im Übergang", Guided Tour
Section Biennale
Date 29 Aug 2026
Info 3:00 p.m.
Location Forster Museum für Textil- und Industriegeschichte Lausitz, District Spree-Neiße
Address 03149 Forst, Sorauer Straße 39
Together with the curatorial team, we’ll take a tour of the exhibition featuring works by international and regional artists.
Discover the exhibition of the 1st openart Lausitz Biennale at the Forster. Museum of Textile and Industrial History of the Lausitz on a guided tour. Themes of transformation, the textile industry, and identity in the Lausitz come together here in large-scale textile works, installations, and paper cutouts.
The guided tour offers insights into the individual artistic perspectives, the exhibition’s development process, and the opportunity to ask any questions.
No registration is required for the guided tour, and it is included in the museum admission fee of 3 euros.
Artists
Esther Perbandt
Esther Perbandt (born in 1975 in West Berlin, West Germany) is an interdisciplinary artist, fashion designer, and visionary. She studied at the Berlin University of the Arts and at the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris.
more about Esther PerbandtKatharina Maria Wimmer
Katharina Maria Wimmer (born in 2002 in Vienna, Austria) is a visual artist who lives and works in Salzburg. Since 2021, she has been studying fine arts at the University of Art and Design Linz, initially under Lucie Stahl and, since 2025, as part …
more about Katharina Maria WimmerJoana Vasconcelos
Joana Vasconcelos, a Portuguese artist born in 1971, is one of the most significant contemporary artists. Her work is characterized by a fascinating transformation of the everyday: she particularly enjoys appropriating everyday objects such as pots, …
more about Joana VasconcelosSonja Yakovleva
Sonja Yakovleva (born in 1989 in Potsdam) is an artist based in Frankfurt am Main who uses monumental paper cutouts and large-format visual compositions to explore social power dynamics, class issues, and body politics.
more about Sonja YakovlevaFrank Lippold
Frank Lippold (born in 1970 in Greifswald, GDR) is a visual artist who has lived and worked in Dresden since 1974. After completing an apprenticeship as a toolmaker, he studied fine arts at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts from 1991 to 1996 and …
more about Frank LippoldMinh Duc Pham
Minh Duc Pham (born in 1991 in Bad Schlema, Germany) is a visual artist who lives and works in Berlin. He studied exhibition design and scenography at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, as well as time-based media and performance at the …
more about Minh Duc PhamHeike Zappe
Heike Zappe (geboren in Brandenburg an der Havel) lebt und arbeitet als Fotografin in Brandenburg und Berlin. Sie schließt in diesem Jahr ein Fotografiestudium an der Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie Berlin in der Klasse von Göran Gnaudschun ab und …
more about Heike ZappeKaren Modrei
Karen Modrei ist eine interdisziplinäre Künstlerin und lebt und arbeitet seit 2021 freischaffend in München. Nach einer Ausbildung zur Maßschneiderin studierte sie Architektur an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, wo sie den Bachelor of Science erwarb. …
more about Karen ModreiMarike Schuurman
Marike Schuurman (*1964 in Groningen, NL) erhielt ihre abschließende Ausbildung in der Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, mehrfach war sie als „artist in residence“ in China und auch in Brasilien, Ausstellungen zeigte sie in der …
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