Fundraising campaign with spatial installations, concerts, and performances in the Grüner Hof high-rise bunker in Cologne – for the people of Ukraine
involved artists:
Alisa Berger
installation / video art
Claus Daniel Herrmann
visual live performance & installation
Elza Gubanova // Óstov Collective
installation / sound & objects
Isaac Espinoza Hidrobo
musical performance
Leon Seidel // Óstov Collective
installation / concert
Oleh Shpudeiko // Heinali
installation / video art
Roman Jungblut
installation / musical performance
Svitlov Dmytro // be_ca_di
musical performance
Vitalii Shupliak
visual live performance
… …and more than 100 Ukrainian artists who sent recordings and videos and participated in interviews.
Events:
01. Sep. 2022 17:00-22:00h u. 18:30-20:30h:
Installations by Óstov Collective, Alisa Berger, Roman Jungblut & Claus Daniel Herrmann
Collaborative audiovisual performance by Herrmann, Hidrobo, Shpudeiko & Jungblut
02. Sep. 2022 15:00-22:00h u. 19:30-20:30h
Installations by Óstov Collective, Alisa Berger, Roman Jungblut & Claus Daniel Herrmann
Concert by “Heinali” (Oleh Shpudeiko), live animations by Claus Daniel Herrmann
03. Sep. 2022 15:00-22:00h u. 18:00-21:00h
Installations by Óstov Collective, Alisa Berger, Roman Jungblut & Claus Daniel Herrmann
Audiovisual concert / Installation by “be_ca_di & Shupliak”
04. Sep. 2022 15:00-22:00h u. 19:00-21:30h
Installations by Óstov Collective, Alisa Berger, Roman Jungblut & Claus Daniel Herrmann
Finissage, performance by Roman Jungblut
Installations:
«Злам» Soundinstallation, Objekte 2022, Óstov Collective (Elza Gubanova & Leon Seidel)
Злам (zlam) is a Ukrainian term that is not directly translatable into German. In its broadest sense, the word describes a sharp change or turn in development, a rupture in the entire body. It is precisely this profound rupture or turn in development, which the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine also resulted in, that is described in the sound installation by the Ukrainian-German art collective Óstov: Consisting of over 100 audio recordings of ambient sounds that were sent to the collective as part of an open call for Ukrainians, the installation represents not only a historical document but also a sonic synthesis of the experiences and collective pain of an entire nation. An open wound is thus made tangible, allowing all the heterogeneous emotional states, tensions, and divisions to manifest within itself.
Installation: «UNTITLED» SOUND & VideoWORKS 2022, Alisa Berger (Installation: Roman Jungblut)
Audiovisual collages based on interviews with Ukrainian artists,
from Alisa Berger’s radio show “Tripping w/ Ukraine (April 2022).”
Interviewees:
Alexey Shmurak, Anna Khvyl, Emilia Kurylowicz,
John Object, Oleh Shpudeiko, Olesia Onykiienko
Installation: «Live from a bomb shelter»
Video music performance, audiovisual installation
2022, Oleh Shpudeiko (video, performance), Claus Daniel Herrmann (3-channel video), Roman Jungblut (installation)
Der Bunker und dessen Geschichte:
The bunker and its history:
The “Grüner Hof” high-rise bunker was built towards the end of World War II as part of the second construction wave of the “Führer Emergency Program.” Located in the midst of a densely populated residential area in Nippes, the concrete structure with 1.10-1.80 m thick walls provided shelter to approximately 1,500 residents in the immediate vicinity. In the 1980s, as the Cold War escalated, the bunker was converted into a nuclear shelter. In an emergency, the newly installed ventilation systems were designed to provide 869 people with fresh air for a short period of time.
In 2020, the listed “Grüner Hof” high-rise bunker was sold to a private investor. With the outbreak of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the German government decided to temporarily halt the sale of public shelters.
Concept & BackgrounD:
In 2021, the Grüner Hof high-rise bunker opened to the public for the first time in its history: Roman Jungblut and Claus Daniel Herrmann invited visitors to explore the bunker and the audiovisual art installation “The Circle of Life – Cycles” embedded within it, reflecting on topics such as e-waste and the repurposing and reuse of resources, equipment, and spaces. Musicians and performers were also invited to activate and “play” the space and the installation. Due to its success, a second, expanded edition of the installation and performances was planned for 2022 and funded through grants. However, with the outbreak of the war against Ukraine, with people seeking shelter in or around bunkers, fearing for – and losing – their lives just a few hours’ drive from Cologne, Roman Jungblut and Claus Daniel Herrmann decided to abandon plans for the exhibition in the bunker, as the situation itself had a strong emotional impact. After some time for reflection and an ever-increasing desire to help the people of Ukraine in some way, Roman Jungblut contacted the funding bodies to explore whether it would be possible to make (far-reaching) changes to the original concept in light of current global events. The goal was to invite Ukrainian artists to work with them and show their work. This would help them directly to be able to earn a living from their art again (since many of them have lost all sources of income), and it would also raise awareness of what is happening in Ukraine and provide a fundraising opportunity. The funding bodies approved a change in concept, and the search for potential participants and supporters began in July 2022.
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