Film Program in Connection to the Exhibition »Die Keramikwerkstatt von Wilfriede Maaß«

Curated by Claus Löser
 

The opening on August 28, 2026 was accompanied by an open-air film program, where author, curator, and film historian Claus Löser presented four short films by Gino Hahnemann, Helge Leiberg, Christine Schlegel, and Cornelia Schleime from the first half of the 1980s that emerged within the milieu of GDR subculture and correspond, directly or indirectly, with the workshop.

Open-Air-Cinema

In collaboration with Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg and FILM WITHOUT BOARDERS Festival 

As part of the summer festival, DAS MINSK—in collaboration with the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg and the FILM WITHOUT BORDERS Festival—presented a diverse film program featuring award-winning productions, classic films, and contemporary works. Fiction, documentary, and animated films alike offered personal and social perspectives, showcasing the full diversity of cinematic storytelling.

The collective JAJAJA developed a site-specific live audio walk for the summer festival. Together with performance duo Iris Minich and Arvild Baud, participants explored the delicate relationship between the Kunsthaus and its immediate surroundings on the Brauhausberg through sound, conversation, and movement. Other themed guided tours focused on the history and architecture of DAS MINSK—a former GDR-era terrace restaurant—as well as works by female artists on display in and around the museum.

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JAJAJA – Desire Path

​Guided Tour Art and History of DAS MINSK

HerStory

Ost-West-Kantine

The Ost-West-Kantine [East West Canteen] is an artistic and discursive format developed by artists Gesine Danckwart, Katrin Hentschel, and Masha Qrella. It facilitates encounters, explores questions of East and West, and weaves together art, music, personal stories, and discourse. The canteen's arrangement brings everyone—audience and guests alike—together at one table, where they can chop, play, sew, craft, sing, celebrate, and talk. With guests and collaborators including Idil Baydar, Schorsch Kamerun, Stefanie Plattner, Grit Seymour, and the V.E.R.Z. Chor des Rechenzentrums, the audience enjoyed a variety of stories and perspectives.

During the summer festival, Cafébar HEDWIG served homemade cakes, ice cream, hearty sandwiches and BBQ, as well as cold drinks, wine, aperitifs, and specialty coffee. Fresh pizza was served from "Brenda," the oven sculpture by Gabriel Chaile, with the artist in attendance. On all three days, the Cafébar teamed up with msg.noodle for a temporary noodle pop-up.

James Gregory Atkinson, W. A. Mozart für Sal. Orch. gesetzt v. Sabac-el-Cher

Under the initiative of James Gregory Atkinson and the direction of Daniele G. Daude, the Berlin String Archestra and guest musicians presented new interpretations of two pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arranged by the Prussian court conductor Gustav Sabac el Cher (1868–1934): the overtures to the drama "giocoso La Finta Giardiniera" and the opera "giocosa La Villanelle rapita." The performance was accompanied by a presentation of Atkinson's album "3 Lieder für Marie Nejar" on Saturday, August 29, while a conversation between artist, writer, and activist Katharina Oguntoye and musicologist and saxophonist Harald Kisiedu took place on Sunday, August 30. Both events were moderated by writer and editor Eric Otieno Sumba.

Sarah Ama Duah, to build to bury to remember

In "to build, to bury, to remember," artist Sarah Ama Duah creates a performative installation that bridges the gap between sculpture and the body. At DAS MINSK, she collaborated with four other performers to construct living latex monuments informed by her exploration of historical monuments and their contemporary potential.

In an outdoor workshop inspired by Robin Rhode's wall installation "The Botanical Garden," located opposite DAS MINSK, visitors could create their own artworks using the cyanotype photographic process. In other workshops, visitors could join artist Melina Matzanke to ferment sauerkraut, or work with Julie, the alchemist from Edible Alchemy, to make sourdough in the oven sculpture "Brenda".
 

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