Since it was estabÂlisÂhed in 2006, D21 Kunstraum e. V. has been supÂporÂting natioÂnal and interÂnaÂtioÂnal artisÂtic posiÂtiÂons. In divers exhiÂbiÂtiÂon forÂmats for media art, film, and video, phoÂtoÂgraÂphy, instalÂlaÂtiÂon and perÂforÂmance art, in events like fesÂtiÂvals, symÂpoÂsia, film screeÂnings, and workÂshops, and also in publiÂcaÂtiÂons and art resiÂdenÂciÂes, D21 Artspace has funcÂtionÂed as a platÂform for preÂsenÂting and disÂcusÂsing releÂvant socio-poliÂtiÂcal topics. D21 Artspace sees itsÂelf not as staÂtic, but as fluid—we are inteÂresÂted in impulÂses from and reacÂtion to our immediaÂte local, culÂtuÂral, and poliÂtiÂcal surÂrounÂdings. Thanks to our conÂtiÂnuous preÂsence in the Leipzig art sceÂne and in the courÂse of various proÂjects, we have been able to deveÂlop a numÂber of coopeÂraÂtiÂons with arts and culÂtuÂre initiaÂtiÂves in Germany and abroad.
Since 2021, D21 has also been responÂsiÂble for f/stop Festivals für Fotografie Leipzig. We are working towards its furÂther deveÂloÂpÂment as a fesÂtiÂval that funcÂtions on regioÂnal, natioÂnal, and interÂnaÂtioÂnal levels and not only folÂlows a disÂcurÂsiÂve approach but also comÂbiÂnes appaÂrent oppoÂsiÂtes: east and west, local and interÂnaÂtioÂnal, disciÂpliÂne-speÂciÂfic and audiÂence-oriÂenÂted, focuÂsing proÂcesÂses and forÂmuÂlaÂting propositions.
Curatorial Program
Since 2006, the exhiÂbiÂtiÂon proÂgram had been deviÂsed by an artisÂtic direcÂtor (Leif Magne Tangen 2006—2008, Michael Arzt 2008—2012, Lena Brüggemann & Hannah Sieben 2012—2014, Lena Brüggemann 2015—2018).
In 2018, the assoÂciaÂtiÂon deciÂded to creaÂte a more open and mulÂti-perÂspecÂtiÂve proÂcess of artisÂtic proÂgram planÂning. In 2019, the first adviÂsoÂry board was conÂvoÂked which outÂlines the upcoÂmÂing year’s exhiÂbiÂtiÂon program.
Members of the advisory board 2019—2020:
Experts: Prof. Dr. Dieter Daniels, Angelika Waniek
Representatives of the D21 memÂbersÂhip: Ariane Graf, Johanna Trinkerl
Representatives of the D21 board: Paul Haas, Constanze Müller
Representatives of the proÂject 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 memÂbersÂhip: Christiane Fiebig, Jula Müller, Nicolas Wiethoff
Representatives of the D21 board: Julia Eckert, Michael Moser
Representatives of the proÂject 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 memÂbersÂhip: Christiane Fiebig, Jula Müller, Nicolas Wiethoff
Representatives of the D21 board: Michael Moser, Angelika Waniek
Representatives of the proÂject groups of 2021: Lucinda Dayhew, Marcus Held, Anja Lückenkemper, Tuçe Erel, Julia Eckert