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Writing as part of artistic practice is currently very popular at art colleges, in the art world, and in art criticism. Writing plays an important role in both the conception and implementation of artistic works and is evident on stage, in film, in performances, and as part of installations and visual works. The public symposium (3.-5.12.2025) and corresponding exhibition are dedicated to different ways of dealing with texts and writing practices in an art context. What negotiations between text and form, artistic subject and established convention can be explored visually and linguistically? The focus is on texts, textuality, and textures—written expression as a connection and counterpoint to artistic work, as material or medium, and as a means of systemic inquiry. In the exchange between artists and authors, transitions and interferences in the writing and staging of a text become visible. In addition to the relationship between visual art and literature, five panel discussions will focus on other relationships, such as institutional, technological, and poet(ological) ones, all of which have implications for the possible futures of writing. Accompanying program: Thursday, December 4, 2025 6 p.m. Opening, with a performance by Anja Dietmann 7:30 p.m. Screening Road Runner by Cemile Sahin at Cinema Finkenau 42 Friday, December 5, 2025 6 p.m. Writing, reading, and performing in future, workshop presentations with Enis Maci and Kinga Tóth Tuesday, December 9, 2025 4 p.m. Talking in future, Jutta Koether and Astrid Mania in conversation Tuesday, December 16, 2025 6 p.m. Reading in the future, performative readings with Eda Aslan, Martin Karcher, Sarah Lehnerer, Philipp Joy Reinhardt Thursday, December 18, 2025 4:30 p.m. Screening Road Runner by Cemile Sahin at Cinema Finkenau 42 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 5 p.m. Curatorial tour with Anne Meerpohl; followed by a conversation Talking about writing #Prose with Heike Geißler and Jenny Schäfer Sunday, January 25, 2026 3 p.m. Finissage, Screening Road Runner by Cemile Sahin at Cinema Finkenau 42 4 p.m. Essex, a performance by Matt Mullican Followed by an artist talk led by Chloe Stead