Open Up! Vielfältige Begegnungen in medialen Räumen ermöglichen

In the organizer's words:

Cultural events often always appeal to the same audience. Does artistic work with digital means offer the opportunity to reach a broader public or does it further narrow the appeal? Vanessa Opokus, Susanne Schuster and Christine Stender talk about strategies for diverse encounters in hybrid artistic spaces.

Vanessa Opoku presents her artistic works in both museums and theaters. She uses mixed reality to explore history, digitality and marginalized narratives. In her input, she describes how her background influences and politicizes her art.

Susanne Schuster is a curator and dramaturge. With her collective OutOfTheBox, she creates settings in which participants can playfully explore current digital discourses. For "In Skills We Trust", she conducted numerous conversations about the promise of access through digital skills.

Christine Stender is a board member of Kulturliste Düsseldorf e.V., an association that enables people on low incomes to experience culture. At the same time, she conducts research at Heinrich Heine University on exclusions in culture based on education, income and social background. In an input, she sheds light on the role of digital cultural offerings.