Vernissage ABER

In the organizer's words:

On August 2, 2025, the second act of SimultanProjekte 2025 will start with the vernissage of the exhibition "ABER". Rebekka Benzenberg's solo exhibition will be on display from 4pm to 9pm and there will be drinks and food from the barbecue on a donation basis.

The SimultanProjekte 2025:

SimultanProjekte 2025 represents the departure into a new phase of exhibition practice on the Simultanhalle site, as it breaks with the modalities of the last few years since the closure of the Simultanhalle in 2018. In view of the changes brought about by the decay of the
Simultanhalle and the spatial restrictions imposed by the construction fence installed in September 2024, the curators are looking for new approaches: How can art
be presented and experienced in an outdoor space? And how can the location in Cologne-Volkhoven continue to exist as a historically significant and important space for contemporary art and be strengthened in the long term? This project therefore focuses on the question: What can an exhibition space be in the year 2025? In order to explore this and draw possible future scenarios, the SimultanProjekte
SimultanProjekte 2025 presents itself as an interdisciplinary, process-based exhibition in three acts:
Imperfect - BUT - futur. Each of the three acts is part of an open process in which the artists not only show their works, but also actively contribute to redefining the exhibition venue. The first act, Imperfect, focuses on memory and the question of how past stories continue to have an effect in today's space. Here, Filiz Özçelik will explore the outdoor space with installations and objects, with her works creating a dialog between the past and the present.
present. In the second act, ABER, Rebekka Benzenberg will occupy the site with works that deal with protest and appropriation. Her exploration of different materials and spatial structures invites us to reflect on the current state of the exhibition space and how art responds to changing environments. The third act, futur, looks to the future and forges a link to the discipline of architecture. In collaboration with the architects Katrin Tacke and Selina Redeker and the artists Valeria Fahrenkrog, Olivier Goethals and Johanna Reich, the exhibition space is understood as a place of possibilities and visions. In the form of installations, material studies and workshops, designs for the future use of the Simultanhalle and the grounds will be created that think beyond the current limits of what is possible.
the current limits of what is possible. SimultanProjekte 2025 is not just an exhibition, but an invitation to redefine the exhibition space, to think about its future and to play an active role in shaping it.

Opening hours during the events, as well as by appointment at weekends, at info@simultanhalle.de