NS-Dokumentationszentrum der Stadt Köln 12.05. – 18.06.2023

The Opening. an institution, a depot, the boxes

Pablo Lerma

FestivalArtist Meets ArchiveVernissage & Special Event

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Archival Box. The Opening. an institution, a depot, the boxes. 2023

© Pablo Lerma, Maurice Kohl
The Opening. An institution, a depot, the boxes, 2023

© Pablo Lerma, Maurice Kohl
Performance Pablo Lerma: The Opening. An institution, a depot, the boxes, 2023

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As an artist and theorist, Pablo Lerma consults the archive of the NS-Documentation Center – which comprises photographic holdings from the National Socialist period – for aspects of visibility and invisibility, representation and trauma, and looks for/into the historical and present-day power structures that are recorded within them. The holdings of the NS memorial site are activated by means of a re-enactment; along the way, his querying is focused, in particular, upon the logics of opening, viewing and keeping archived documents.

Artist
Lerma Pablo

More about the artist's Residency
Pablo Lerma Meets NS-Dokumentationszentrum

Event Location

NS-Dokumentationszentrum der Stadt Köln
Appellhofplatz 25
50667 Köln

Website

Duration and Admission

12.05. – 18.06.2023

Vernissage and Special Events

Spot On: Pablo Lerma
12.05.2023 13:00
Performative tour through the exhibition

Spot On: Pablo Lerma
21.05.2023 13:00
Performative tour through the exhibition with the artist Pablo Lerma

Opening hours

Tue–Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sat+Sun 11 a.m.–6 p.m.