Swaantje GüntzelRe-Negotiating Space (Dialogues for Urban Ecological Democracy)
Start of dialogue series & opening of my exhibition
On April 18th, 2026 the dialogue series Re-Negotiating Space will be kicked off at the studio of LEW 1 in Darmstadt. I have been an Artist-in-Residence in the frame of Re-Negotiating Space, hosted by #DarmstädterTagederFotografie for the last weeks and will be presenting the results of my stay the same day. The dialogue session starts at 2 p.m., the opening of the exhibition is scheduled for 7 p.m..
More information: https://re-negotiating.space/rns1
Re-Negotiating Space is a series of dialogues, interactions, and interventions exploring democratic instruments for renegotiating urban spaces between human and planetary needs in Darmstadt. The series is curated by Lukas Einsele (Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V.) and Jan A. Eckert, PhD and is part of the official World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 (Design for Democracy: Atmospheres for a better life).
In the frame of my residency I cooperated with the Darmstadt based photographer Andreas Zierhut to realize the series “Re-Negotiating Space / Unicorn”, a series where the urban space of Darmstadt is conceived as a site of ongoing processes of negotiation. Questions concerning the self-conception of the human in relation to nature intersect here with ecological imperatives, while at the same time divergent visions within urban society regarding the use of public space stand in tension with the city’s planning and political interests. I respond through a performative intervention in the urban environment, inscribing myself into these sites by appearing in a unicorn costume.
Videostill Making of: Albrecht Haag
#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #renegotiatingspace #darmstadt #kultureinerdigitalstadt #neuekünstlerkolonie #fotografie #photography #einhorn #unicorn #konzeptkunst #andreaszierhut #lukaseinsele #janeckert #artistinresidence #wdc2026 #worlddesigncapitalfrankfurt2026 #ked #hessen
Start of dialogue series & opening of my exhibition
On April 18th, 2026 the dialogue series Re-Negotiating Space will be kicked off at the studio of LEW 1 in Darmstadt. I have been an Artist-in-Residence in the frame of Re-Negotiating Space, hosted by #DarmstädterTagederFotografie for the last weeks and will be presenting the results of my stay the same day. The dialogue session starts at 2 p.m., the opening of the exhibition is scheduled for 7 p.m..
More information: https://re-negotiating.space/rns1
Re-Negotiating Space is a series of dialogues, interactions, and interventions exploring democratic instruments for renegotiating urban spaces between human and planetary needs in Darmstadt. The series is curated by Lukas Einsele (Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V.) and Jan A. Eckert, PhD and is part of the official World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 (Design for Democracy: Atmospheres for a better life).
In the frame of my residency I cooperated with the Darmstadt based photographer Andreas Zierhut to realize the series “Re-Negotiating Space / Unicorn”, a series where the urban space of Darmstadt is conceived as a site of ongoing processes of negotiation. Questions concerning the self-conception of the human in relation to nature intersect here with ecological imperatives, while at the same time divergent visions within urban society regarding the use of public space stand in tension with the city’s planning and political interests. I respond through a performative intervention in the urban environment, inscribing myself into these sites by appearing in a unicorn costume.
Videostill Making of: Albrecht Haag
#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #renegotiatingspace #darmstadt #kultureinerdigitalstadt #neuekünstlerkolonie #fotografie #photography #einhorn #unicorn #konzeptkunst #andreaszierhut #lukaseinsele #janeckert #artistinresidence #wdc2026 #worlddesigncapitalfrankfurt2026 #ked #hessen
