Archive of sorrows

Vernissage and Artist Talk with guests

The fellows Jenny Kropp and Alberta Niemann (FORT) of the program Artist in Residence Siegen present the results of their residency year in Siegen publicly for the first time in an exhibition.

For one year, the artists dedicated themselves to the theme of fear and worry and, in collaboration with the University of Siegen and the Museum of Contemporary Art, built up an "Archive of Sorrows". For this purpose, they anonymously collected worries and fears of the population over several weeks. These varied from personal fears such as loneliness, failure, social decline or the loss of loved ones, to fear of war and illness, to late buses or arguments with neighbors.

The exhibition opening for "Archive of Sorrows" will take place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall of Siegen (Markt 2, 57072 Siegen). Already at 17.00 a public Artist Talk with the artist duo FORT and guests will take place in the City Hall.

Both events will be held in German spoken language.

A project by the artist duo FORT, realized within the framework of the Artist in Residence Program Siegen of the University of Siegen & the Museum of Contemporary Art Siegen.

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