open ateliers

Open ateliers are family-friendly workshops held every Sunday afternoon from 3–6 pm at rotating venues throughout the duration of the 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art.

These drop-in sessions are free of charge and need no prior registration. These Open Ateliers invite visitors of all ages to engage playfully and intuitively with the exhibition’s themes, materials, and questions.

The first Open Atelier, led by artist Umut Evers, takes place over seven dates in the courtyard of KW Institute for Contemporary Art. Together with the visitors, a hanging installation—a kind of “wishing tree”—will be created using indigo (a deep blue pigment) and various fabric scraps. The colonial history of indigo will also be addressed: Once a symbol ofexploitation, dyeing here becomes a meditative and creative act ofcollective remembrance.

Another workshop is facilitated over three sessions by the Netzwerk gegen Feminizide Berlin (Network Against Feminicide Berlin) in the garden of the former courthouse on Lehrter Straße. Visitors are invited to take part in the participatory art action Sangre de mi Sangre [Blood of my Blood] by the feminist collective Colectiva Hilos. The project draws attention to feminicides and violent disappearances in Mexico. Through collective weaving, an expression of resistance and solidarity emerges—a space for exchange, shared remembrance, and the building of a defiant community.

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