RUNNING AWAY IS EASY: Artist Talk about Home and Farewell in Augsburg
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When Leaving Seems Easy and Farewell Becomes Hard
On October 1, 2026, the Kunstverein Augsburg invites you to an Artist Talk about the exhibition RUNNING AWAY IS EASY, IT’S THE LEAVING THAT’S HARD. Mauricio Hölzemann and Pierre-Yves Delannoy will talk with Christian Thöner, the chairman of the Kunstverein Augsburg e. V., about their current video work, about origin and belonging, and about how home changes with temporal distance.
A Video Work Between Documentation, Fiction, and Humor
At the center of the exhibition is a video work of about one hour created in 2025. The artist duo combines documentary proximity with fictional moments and a fine sense of humor. The filmic work thus moves between video art, performative practice, and autobiographical narrative. Personal memories are not presented as a completed past but as living material for a shared consideration of the work.
Return to Childhood Places
For the work, Hölzemann and Delannoy returned to the places where they grew up: Filderstadt in Baden-Württemberg and Châlons-en-Champagne in France. Both left their small-town and rural homes as queer individuals to find new living and working spaces in the city. The exhibition juxtaposes familiar locations, biographical memory, and the present of two artists sharing their past.
Home as an Aesthetic Experience
The imagery of the video work arises in mostly unremarkable places of childhood and youth. Summer heat, shimmering light, and seemingly uneventful landscapes create an exhibition atmosphere where solitude, intimacy, and memory overlap. The filmic installation focuses on in-between spaces: on storytelling and listening, on reunion, and on those subtle changes that a return after a long absence can trigger.
Queer Biography and Cultural Education
The Artist Talk opens an art-historically and socially relevant access to the exhibition. The discussion revolves around identity, belonging, queer biography, and the different meanings of land and city. The artists show how autobiographical material is transformed into a contemporary art form without resolving its contradictions. This creates a space for cultural education, critical reflection, and an intense aesthetic experience.
The Conscious Farewell
The return is to a farewell for which there was no room in the past. What once seemed like a hasty departure takes on a new form through the shared journey. Running away marks the beginning of a movement; the farewell becomes a conscious act. The Artist Talk promises insights into the artistic conception, the collaboration of the duo, and the personal starting points of this compelling video work.
Conclusion: An Evening About Memory, Origin, and Self-Determination
Visitors can expect a concentrated art experience with immediate insights into the creation and meaning of the exhibition. The Artist Talk at the Kunstverein Augsburg combines consideration of the work, conversation, and social questions into an evening about home, identity, and letting go. Anyone wishing to experience contemporary video art, autobiographical art, and performative narrative forms directly should not miss this date at Holbeinhaus.
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