About Us

Since it was estab­lis­hed in 2006, D21 Kunstraum e. V. has been sup­por­ting natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal artis­tic posi­ti­ons. In divers exhi­bi­ti­on for­mats for media art, film, and video, pho­to­gra­phy, instal­la­ti­on and per­for­mance art, in events like fes­ti­vals, sym­po­sia, film scree­nings, and work­shops, and also in publi­ca­ti­ons and art resi­den­ci­es, D21 Artspace has func­tion­ed as a plat­form for pre­sen­ting and dis­cus­sing rele­vant socio-poli­ti­cal topics. D21 Artspace sees its­elf not as sta­tic, but as fluid—we are inte­res­ted in impul­ses from and reac­tion to our immedia­te local, cul­tu­ral, and poli­ti­cal sur­roun­dings. Thanks to our con­ti­nuous pre­sence in the Leipzig art sce­ne and in the cour­se of various pro­jects, we have been able to deve­lop a num­ber of coope­ra­ti­ons with arts and cul­tu­re initia­ti­ves in Germany and abroad.

Since 2021, D21 has also been respon­si­ble for f/stop Festivals für Fotografie Leipzig. We are working towards its fur­ther deve­lo­p­ment as a fes­ti­val that func­tions on regio­nal, natio­nal, and inter­na­tio­nal levels and not only fol­lows a dis­cur­si­ve approach but also com­bi­nes appa­rent oppo­si­tes: east and west, local and inter­na­tio­nal, disci­pli­ne-spe­ci­fic and audi­ence-ori­en­ted, focu­sing pro­ces­ses and for­mu­la­ting propositions.

Curatorial Program

Since 2006, the exhi­bi­ti­on pro­gram had been devi­sed by an artis­tic direc­tor (Leif Magne Tangen 2006—2008, Michael Arzt 2008—2012, Lena Brüggemann & Hannah Sieben 2012—2014, Lena Brüggemann 2015—2018).

In 2018, the asso­cia­ti­on deci­ded to crea­te a more open and mul­ti-per­spec­ti­ve pro­cess of artis­tic pro­gram plan­ning. In 2019, the first advi­so­ry board was con­vo­ked which out­lines the upco­m­ing year’s exhi­bi­ti­on program.

Members of the advisory board 2019—2020:

Experts: Prof. Dr. Dieter Daniels, Angelika Waniek
Representatives of the D21 mem­bers­hip: Ariane Graf, Johanna Trinkerl
Representatives of the D21 board: Paul Haas, Constanze Müller
Representatives of the pro­ject groups of 2019: Katrina Blach/Paula Gehrmann, Laura Immler, Emanuel Mathias, Katharina Zimmerhackl

Members of the advisory board 2021—2022:

Experts: Charlotte Eifler, Julia Schäfer
Representatives of the D21 mem­bers­hip: Christiane Fiebig, Jula Müller, Nicolas Wiethoff
Representatives of the D21 board: Julia Eckert, Michael Moser
Representatives of the pro­ject groups of 2020: Ariane Graf, Irène Mélix, Frederike Moormann, Nadja Nitsche

Members of the advisory board 2022:

Experts: Julia Schäfer, Charlotte Eifler
Representatives of the D21 mem­bers­hip: Christiane Fiebig, Jula Müller, Nicolas Wiethoff
Representatives of the D21 board: Michael Moser, Angelika Waniek
Representatives of the pro­ject groups of 2021: Lucinda Dayhew, Marcus Held, Anja Lückenkemper, Tuçe Erel, Julia Eckert