FINISSAGE „NEUE ERINNERUNGEN“ | 5. October 2024, 5 – 9 PM

FINISSAGE „NEUE ERINNERUNGEN“ | 5. October 2024, 5 – 9 PM

Pumpwerk 2024

Dear friends,

We, the artists and curators of the ‘New Memory’ exhibition, are delighted to invite you to the finissage and joint closing party.

On Saturday, the 5th of October, we would like to celebrate this special occasion with you. The event will commence at 5 PM with a relaxed reception where we will serve refreshing drinks, during which you will have an excellent opportunity for lively discussions and encounters in a pleasant atmosphere. At 6 PM, we will have a final, exclusive guided tour of the exhibition, allowing us to reflect together on the many moving moments and works of art that have made this exhibition an unforgettable experience.

Following the tour, we would like to round off the evening with you in a festive atmosphere and toast the success of this special experimental arrangement. It was a fantastic project that inspired and connected us all - and we look forward to celebrating this together.

You can find the detailed documentation of the exhibition here.

With anticipation and best regards,
Eleonora Frolov & JMH Schindele

 

Finissage of the exhibition "New Memories (El Arbi Bouqdib Archive)"
On Sunday, the 5th of October, 2024 | 6 - 10 PM
Book a free ticket here

„Mr. & Mrs. Bouqdib“ Ben Greber 2024

„Mr. & Mrs. Bouqdib“ Ben Greber 2024

How to find us

Please note that the exhibition and performance venue Pumpwerk Berlin (am Pumpwerk 4, 12524 Berlin) is in Grünau. The journey from Alexanderplatz takes around 55 minutes. We therefore recommend that you allow sufficient time for this.

NEW MEMORIES
EL ARBI BOUQDIB ARCHIVE

Artists: Sergey Bratkov, Elshan Ghasimi, Ben Greber, Markus Hoffmann, Michal Martychowiec, Patrick Panetta, Max Schaffer, Stark & Shakupa

 

Curated by Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele
Concept and initiative: JMH Schindele

 

Runtime: 18. August – 5. October 2024, Saturday and Sunday, 3 - 8 PM
Address: Pumpwerk Berlin, Am Pumpwerk 4, 12524 Berlin

Key Visual

Key Visual

© Photos: Stefan Haehnel
© Photo: El Arbi Bouqdib Archive, Design Masoud Morgan

Supported by:

Bild Kunst Kulturwerk
Bild Kunst Kulturwerk
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Invitiation guided tour and talk with Ben Greber | 21.9.

Invitiation guided tour and talk with Ben Greber | 21.9.

Curators Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele with Adam Bouqdib, Pumpwerk 2024

Curators Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele with Adam Bouqdib, Pumpwerk 2024

Dear art enthusiasts,

We cordially invite you to the artist talk with sculptor Ben Greber and a curators' tour of the current exhibition "New Memories – El Arbi Bouqdib Archive" with Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele on Saturday, 21 September 2024, at 4 PM, as well as to the closing event on 5 October.

Sculptor Ben Greber specializes in exploring the relationship between industrial and sacred objects. His works often combine relics and everyday objects, which he transforms into "memory machines" to address digitalization and alienation in modern society. Greber frequently selects subtle, inconspicuous materials to question the invisibility of many societal processes. He is known for his sculptural works that blend industrial forms with the aesthetics of the sacred. Greber has exhibited at prestigious institutions such as the Marta Museum in Herford, the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen, and Konschthal in Esch.

For "New Memories", Ben Greber's work "Mr. & Mrs. Bouqdib" focuses on the relationship between the unequal pair El Arbi and Maggie Bouqdib. Greber has selected objects from the archive representing both of them, which he has combined into an impressive new memory.

The EBA (El Arbi Bouqdib Archive) is a unique autopoietic archive and a multi-author project. Nine artists are creating new works from the estate of Moroccan mathematician, poet, cyberpunk, and Quran scholar El Arbi Bouqdib, which serve as "New Memories" of this mysterious hermetic figure.

We look forward to your participation and a stimulating exchange with Ben Greber about his artistic engagement with the Bouqdib Archive.

Curator-guided tour and artist talk with sculptor Ben Greber
on Sunday, 24 August 2024 and on Saturday, 21 September 2024, at 4 PM
Book a free ticket here

Finissage of the exhibition "New Memories (El Arbi Bouqdib Archive)"
On Sunday, 5 October, 2024 | 6 - 10 PM
Book a free ticket here

 

Best regards,
Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele

 

How to find us

Please note that the exhibition and performance venue Pumpwerk Berlin (am Pumpwerk 4, 12524 Berlin) is in Grünau. The journey from Alexanderplatz takes around 55 minutes. We therefore recommend that you allow sufficient time for this.

„Mr. & Mrs. Bouqdib“ Ben Greber 2024

„Mr. & Mrs. Bouqdib“ Ben Greber 2024

NEW MEMORIES
EL ARBI BOUQDIB ARCHIVE

Artists: Sergey Bratkov, Elshan Ghasimi, Ben Greber, Markus Hoffmann, Michal Martychowiec, Patrick Panetta, Max Schaffer, Stark & Shakupa

 

Curated by Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele
Concept and initiative: JMH Schindele

 

Runtime: 18. August – 5. October 2024, Saturday and Sunday, 3 - 8 PM
Address: Pumpwerk Berlin, Am Pumpwerk 4, 12524 Berlin

Key Visual

Key Visual

© Photos: Stefan Haehnel, Arne Ahlert, Timo Kahlisch
© Photo: El Arbi Bouqdib Archive, Design Masoud Morgan

Supported by:

Bild Kunst Kulturwerk
Bild Kunst Kulturwerk
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DUO (Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel): SCHANAMEH – Berlin Premiere, 15. September 2024

DUO (Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel): SCHANAMEH – Berlin Premiere, 15. September 2024

Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel

Dear lovers of living world cultures,

We cordially invite you to another concert at the ‘New Memories’ exhibition. The ‘Book of Kings’, the Shanameh, and thus the most crucial tale in Persian culture, which is rich in stories, takes centre stage. Newly staged, updated and reinterpreted for voice, tar, trumpet and electronics. Join us in looking forward to the Berlin premiere on Sunday, 15 September, at 5 PM. You are welcome to visit the exhibition from 3 PM, linger in the open area, and converse.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele

BOOK A FREE TICKET HERE

From the Press release (Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel)

The Shahnameh (engl. ‘Book of Kings’) is one of the most famous works of world literature and tells the history and origins of the Persian-speaking world.

The newly formed duo Elshan Ghasimi & Philipp Püschel are now bringing this epic into the present day and developing a new concert format. Elshan Ghasimi is a composer, singer and virtuoso of the Persian long-necked lute tar. Philipp Püschel is a trumpeter and enhances his instrument with analogue effects and live electronics.

Based on the ‘RADIF’, the classical Persian art music, and inspired by the Shahnameh texts of the author Abū ʾl-Qāsim Firdausī (940-1020), the duo looks at the Eastern tradition from a contemporary perspective and interweaves it with the present.

Through jazz, free improvisation of tar and trumpet, live electronics, and reciting vocals, Ghasimi and Püschel enter into a dialogue across cultures and millennia.

Events

Curator-guided tour and artist talk with sculptor Ben Greber
on Sunday, 24 August 2024 and on Saturday, 21 September 2024, at 4 PM
Book a free ticket here

Finissage of the exhibition "New Memories (El Arbi Bouqdib Archive)"
On Sunday, 5 October, 2024 | 6 - 10 PM
Book a free ticket here

 

How to find us

Please note that the exhibition and performance venue Pumpwerk Berlin (am Pumpwerk 4, 12524 Berlin) is in Grünau. The journey from Alexanderplatz takes around 55 minutes. We therefore recommend that you allow sufficient time for this.

 

Concert Calendar

Take a look at the Elshan Ghasimi concert calendar. Maybe you can also hear her in your city. There are concerts in various German cities in the coming months (Munich, Essen, Hamburg, Magdeburg, etc.).

Concerts

NEW MEMORIES
EL ARBI BOUQDIB ARCHIVE

Artists: Sergey Bratkov, Elshan Ghasimi, Ben Greber, Markus Hoffmann, Michal Martychowiec, Patrick Panetta, Max Schaffer, Stark & Shakupa

 

Curated by Eleonora Frolov and JMH Schindele
Concept and initiative: JMH Schindele

 

Runtime: 18. August – 5. October 2024, Saturday and Sunday, 3 - 8 PM
Address: Pumpwerk Berlin, Am Pumpwerk 4, 12524 Berlin

Key Visual

Key Visual

© Video: Stark & Shakupa, Concerto21 Stiftung
© Photo: El Arbi Bouqdib Archive, Gestaltung Masoud Morgan

Supported by:

Bild Kunst Kulturwerk
Bild Kunst Kulturwerk
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