ZUSAMMENFINDEN

FAC! flying.arts.centre

In the artist lab "ZUSAMMENFINDEN" Felizitas Stilleke and Philine Rinnert gathered eleven artists from different cities, disciplines and perspectives for five days to work together on the concept of a 'Flying Kulturzentrum'.

This coming together and the rituals and practices found generated a 'How to' guidance that the lab would like every existing or yet-to-be-formed cultural and art institution to adopt. It goes like this:

1. Give your 'Flying Kulturzentrum' a name. Change the name immediately over and over again.

2. Gather ten artists who are artistically close to yo.

3. Get 20 bamboo sticks, 4 square meters of cotton fabric, 50k euro, some rubber string and clothespins.

4. Build a flying structure, transform it infinitely, deconstruct it daily.

5. Define the center and explore the periphery.

6. Take a lunch break together with the team every day (government pays).

7. Open the 'Flying Kulturzentrum' for a few hours every day and see what happens.

8. Ask questions that you cannot answer.

9. Practice "deep hanging".

10. Celebrate every conflict.

11-100. Abolish all manifestations every day and dissolve everything (including yourself).

Alena Kolbach, Cian McConn, Conrad Rodenberg, Doris Dziersk, Esther Struck, Felizitas Stilleke, Johanna-Yasirra Kluhs, Nadja Duesterberg, Philine Rinnert, Qiaochu Gio, Rosa Thoneick, Sichi Li & Thais Di Marco