Pre-exhibition Artist Workshop in Wiesbaden – May 21, 2025

On the day before the opening of the ‘I will not remain silent!’ exhibition at the Kunsthaus Wiesbaden, the four featured artists, Nora Krug, Tobi Dahmen, Birgit Weyhe and Hannah Brinkmann, met to discuss their creative processes when producing visual narratives. During this workshop, they had an opportunity to discuss their past and current work as well as some of the potential challenges and questions when working in the genre of visual narrative.

The event was moderated by the curator Jakob Hoffmann and featured a keynote speech by Dr. Ole Frahm on the traces of the Holocaust in comics from 1945 to now. Each of the four artists gave a thirty-minute presentation in which they reflected upon their present pieces in a larger context of their work. Nora Krug, currently the artist-in-residence at the Fortunoff Video Archive at Yale, presented on her archival research and offered a glimpse into her work in progress inspired by the recorded testimonies.

After the round of presentations, the artists had a chance to share their thoughts and questions in a discussion with each other. According to Jakob Hoffmann, the debate was very productive and “collegial” as it became evident that “all these artists face similar challenges and questions”. He adds: “Everybody was really thankful for the opportunities this event offered to everyone involved”.

For our earlier post on the Kunsthaus Wiesbaden exhibition, please click here.