Permanent offene Hose: Performance von Inga Krüger

In the organizer's words:

Inga Krüger's performance Permanent Open Pants is dedicated to Germany's shortest river. Like the river, the artist's narrative meanders, creating a special connection with the audience. The audience can not only drift along in her flow of words, but is also actively taken on a journey of thought, with deliberate inconsistencies and wordplay creating a real anticipation of the next twist in the performance.

The artist amplifies, but above all she amplifies what is spoken in a place. To do this, she positions herself in front of the city library, right next to the rippling Pader, with a view of the Kaiserpfalz and the cathedral. Equipped with a microphone, Inga Krüger captures the location in a uniquely eloquent way, questioning the relationship between people and the river. Full of empathy with the short river, she addresses its history, location and use with a good mixture of knowledge and advantageous non-knowledge.

Inga Krüger views language as a vehicle for thinking and understanding the world around us and interprets the performative speech act as a form of urban occupation. Permanently open trousers is a performative intervention on the Pader that encourages an entertaining and refreshing look at the flowing water.

Permanently open trousers (2025)

In her performance Permanently open trousers, Inga Krüger dedicates herself to the shortest river in Germany. Like the river, her narrative style meanders, creating a special connection with the audience. The audience is not only carried along by her flow of words, but is also actively taken on a mental journey, as conscious inconsistencies and word plays create a sense of anticipation for the next twist in the performance.

The artist speaks amplified, but above all she amplifies what speaks at a place. For this, she positions herself in front of the city library, right next to the babbling Pader, with a view of the Kaiserpfalz and the cathedral. Equipped with a microphone, Inga Krüger takes in the place in a unique, wordy way and questions the relationship between humans and the river. With empathy for the short river, she delves into its history, location and use with a good mix of knowledge and beneficial ignorance.

Inga Krüger sees language as a vehicle for thinking and understanding the world around us and interprets the performative act of speech as a form of urban occupation. Permanently open trousers is a performative intervention on the Pader that encourages a brief and refreshing look at
the flowing water.