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Exhibition: Paul Friedrich Posenenske and the building of the Kunsthochschule Kassel
"Paul Friedrich Posenenske and the Building of the Kunsthochschule Kassel"
October 18 - November 5, 2022
Wed - Sat, 3 to 7 pm
Exhibition hall of the Kunsthochschule Kassel
Menzelstraße 13, 34121 Kassel
Opening: Monday, October 17, 7 pm
Lecture and discussion: Tuesday, October 18, 6 pm The north buildingof the Kunsthochschule Kassel, designed by the architect PaulFriedrich Posenenske (1919 - 2004) for the re-establishedKassel Academy, was completed in 1968. October, 18:00
The North Building of the Kunsthochschule, completed in 1968 according to the designs of architect Paul Friedrich Posenenske (1919 - 2004) for the re-established Kassel Academy, is an outstanding example of post-war architecture with its differentiated spatial structure, its high degree of variability and an atmosphere of lightness. It is the focus of the exhibition, which is dedicated to the history, use and future of the building and the person of Paul Friedrich Posenenske using extensive original materials.
As part of a one-year interdisciplinary project, students of architecture (University of Kassel) and art history (Kunsthochschule) researched previously unknown or forgotten aspects of Posenenske's design and decision-making processes in the architect's estate. They also analyzed plans from the Kassel City Archive and the private estate, documents from the Hessian State Archive in Marburg as well as photos and original furniture from the Kunsthochschule. The students interviewed former and current users and examined the building itself. Based on the results of their research, the exhibition will show the genesis of the design, cultural influences on the design, the cultural-political context and possible future prospects for the building.
Students: Mouawya Al-Abdullah, Balqis Al-Naabi, Philipp Appel, Christina Bickel, Bernd Eckhardt, Justus Edelmann, Sarah Ehrenfried, Mia Fenner, Franka Rosanna Franzen, Nicole Freier, Vanessa Nadine Fricke, Tanja von Gilsa, Hezrat Haviri, Philipp Hohmann, Heamin Lee, Lara Loescher, Eva-Maria Matt, Sarah Mehring, Ulla Möckel, Nick Neubohn, Celina Philippi, Julia Rolka, Regine Rosenboom, David Sanders, Antonin Steinke, Mishale Wittkopp, Che Yu
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Alexis Joachimides, Prof. Dr. Philipp Oswalt
Collaboration: Defne Kizilöz, Anna-Lisa Scherfose and Phineas Ebner
Concept exhibition graphics: 1Kilo, Hansjakob Fehr, Dorothee Wettstein
Film editing: Julia Gens
Thanks to Reinhard Bouley, Stadtarchiv Kassel, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel (mhk), Wüstenrot Stiftung.