To conclude the group exhibition IN/SOMNIA, we warmly invite you to join us for a moment of pause. In a world marked by exhaustion, rest is not only a means of regeneration, but also holds subversive potential. On the one hand, it is associated with socio-economic privileges that often require the labour of others; on the other hand, rest testifies to vulnerability and trust and describes a profound experience of communality.

FROM 19h - LATE NIGHT

Rest does not contradict the waking state, but rather expands and reorganises it. In the twilight zone between waking and sleeping, join us for a late night in the exhibition space. Enveloped in a soft cocoon, we will let the day fade away with a selection of snacks and drinks – open end.

20h - NIGHT TALES & LULLABIES

We appropriate the tradition of bedtime stories and lullabies to reflect on the personal and political significance of rest in our contemporary society. Together, we read texts that inspired the curatorial concept and the artistic practices presented in the exhibition. Our reading will be complemented by a collective listening session of Karolina Grzywnowicz’s sound installation Bedtime, for which she recorded lullabies in refugee centres.

The exhibition features works by MARIONA BERENGUER, LINE CHEVALLEY, KAROLINA GRZYWNOWICZ and MAHMOUD KHALED, and was designed by GLORIA JURADO.

The annual programme at Halle für Kunst Lüneburg e.V. is funded by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Lüneburgischer Landschaftsverband, and Hansestadt Lüneburg.