Artistic Research for a Future Worth Living
As a continuation of the artistic evolution of her installation-based narrative spaces “Rhizomat” (2016) and “Transit” (2021), Mona el Gammal has transformed her research on the commons-based transformation of the world and society into a form of knowledge repository. As part of the workshop, Mona el Gammal will share selected materials and the artistic approach behind her “SPEICHER,” which serves as both a living archive and a meeting place, and aims to inspire participants to work together toward a sustainable, just, and more beautiful world for one another.
- Workshop Leader: Mona el Gammal (scenographer)
- Format: Research Workshop
- Spoken Language: German
- Location: HAU3, Studio 1 (Pavilion 2), 1st floor
Workshop Leader
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Mona el Gammal
Scenographer | Strausberg
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Mona el Gammal
Scenographer | StrausbergSince 2006, scenographer Mona el Gammal has been developing immersive narrative spaces - parallel worlds that transform visitors into protagonists of future scenarios. Drawing on themes ranging from dystopias (HAUS//NUMMER/NULL) to resistance (RHIZOMAT) and concrete utopias (TRANSIT), she artistically explores social transformation and new spaces for action and possibility.
She has collaborated with La Fura dels Baus, the Berliner Festspiele, ARTE, Futurium, and served on the artistic steering committee for SIGNA, among others. Her works have received awards and been presented internationally.
Since 2022, she has been helping to shape the Reallabor Kulturquartier Altes Postgelände in Strausberg. There, in 2025, she opened the Narrative Library SPEICHER - a public library and essential collection of solutions to pressing social issues.