One of the most exciting art venues at the minute isn’t in Kreuzberg or Mitte, but 30km south of city limits in the small town of Luckenwalde in Brandenburg. In 2019, artist Pablo Wendel and curator Helen Turner transformed a former lignite-fired power plant into a center for contemporary art that produces its own sustainable electricity. The exhibition venue would be worth a trip for the imposing industrial architecture alone, but it’s the ambitious program that makes a visit there so special. A great time to check it out is this Saturday (30.07.2022), when the Power Nights exhibition series comes to a close with a finissage and summer party. Besides the E-Werk, you can also visit other architectural sights in Luckenwalde including the listed Bauhaus-style municipal swimming pool.
The art already begins on the journey from Südkreuz: “smell researcher” Sissel Tolaas, whose works are always a surprise, has created a multi-sensory piece with choreographer Isabel Lewis that you can experience on the train. Arriving in Luckenwalde, events continue at the former hat factory designed by Erich Mendelsohn, where the full performance unfolds with smells, movements and sounds. The program also includes Romanian DJ duo Khidja and artist Tabita Rezaire, who presents her film Womb Wisdom. The E-Werk succeeds where many venues fail, putting Berlin’s periphery on the art map without losing sense of place.
Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: E-Werk Luckenwalde & Ben Westoby; E-Werk Luckenwalde & Karrabing Film Collective; E-Werk Luckenwalde, Sun & Sea, various artists / Photos: Stefan Korte
E-Werk Luckenwalde, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str.73, 14943 Luckenwalde; map
Finissage und festival – 30.07.2022, 15–22h.
Registration and program info can be found online.
@ewerk_luckenwalde
