SIT TOGETHER & LISTEN — THE LECTURE PROGRAM “MIGHTY REAL” BY GROTTO

SIT TOGETHER & LISTEN — THE LECTURE PROGRAM “MIGHTY REAL” BY GROTTO

“I write a sentence and expect it to be good,” Sophia Eisenhut reads out loud. A large audience sits opposite her in a room of the Hansa Library, listening intently, a few laughing at the sentence (probably those who write themselves). I laugh along with them. Sophia has written the text she is reading. She is one of seven authors reading aloud for Grotto‘s lecture program. It’s called Mighty Real curated by Leonie Herweg and Meii Soh, and pursues the “deeper call to embody emotional exchange, writing, sound and narrative art”. I don’t quite know what that means, but the texts that evening are good, I identify with the storytellers, laugh along and enjoy listening to both authors. I came alone because I thought a reading would be the perfect solo date (you go, listen without anyone expecting an answer and go home). In the end, however, I did meet a friend and a few acquaintances in the audience — as is the case in the Berlin culture bubble. Recommendation: arrive early to see the current exhibition at Grotto beforehand. “Projection” by Samuel Haitz runs until tomorrow (24.01.2025), and Ayşe Erkmen’s exhibition “Emre & Dario” opens on 30.01. There will be a talk with the artist as part of the exhibition, which is sure to be exciting — whether as a solo date or with friends.

Text: Inga Krumme / Credits: Samuel Haitz, Index (Anthology (Diary), 2024), Courtesy: Grotto, Berlin and Triangolo, Cremona / Photos: Julian Blum

Hansabibliothek, Altonaer Str.15, 10557 Berlin–Hansaviertel; map 
Find all the dates & info for the upcoming “Mighty Real” lectures here.

Grotto, Bartningallee 5, 10557 Berlin–Hansaviertel; map
Projection by Samuel Haitz until 24.01.2025

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