Commission in Chemnitz/Field recording at the decommissioned Nord lignite-fired power plant in Chemnitz, Germany, for an upcoming sound work at Begehungen 2025 art festival in the former lignite-fired power station. Architecture as instrument.
The Begehungen art festival will take place in 2025 on the site of the decommissioned Nord lignite-fired power plant in Chemnitz. In the midst of this impressive industrial architecture, the 22nd edition of the art festival will take a future-oriented look at burning issues such as resource consumption, biodiversity and climate change. The Begehungen 2025 art festival is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.
Artists in particular have the ability to sensitise society and provide new perspectives on pressing social issues. The aim of the exhibition and the festival as a whole is to raise awareness of the complexity of the issues and stimulate new discourse. In this way, the festival aims to become a place of encounter, exchange and inspiration.
A new dimension
The owner, eins energie in sachsen GmbH und Co KG, has made part of the power station site on Dammweg available for the art festival. In the immediate vicinity of the famous artwork Seven Colours for a Chimney by Daniel Buren, an area of around 16,000 square metres is available for the art festival. The exhibitions will utilise the site, including the historically significant cooling tower 1, which dates back to the early 1960s, as well as various technical facilities such as the huge metal deitonate tanks. The three large halls will also house an exhibition area of more than 2000 square metres .
For the first time, the exhibition is planned to run for four weeks (mid-July – mid-August 2025). Due to the unique location, the exciting topics and an outstanding exhibition, the organisers are expecting at least 50,000 visitors.
