WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS at the Kunstverein Augsburg: Experience Art and Change


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WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS: An Exhibition on Support, Permeability, and Change
The guided tour in the exhibition WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS invites you on June 27, 2026, for an intensive examination of works at the Kunstverein Augsburg. Lu Cheng and Diogo da Cruz develop a site-specific ensemble of ceramics, steel, and sound that questions the relationship between material, space, and audience anew.
An Artistic Experience Between Sculpture and Installation
The exhibition unfolds as an open system: fragile ceramic forms meet supportive metal structures, organic gestures interact with architectural logics. This connection of sculpture, installation, and sound creates an exhibition atmosphere in which stability and dissolution, density and openness are constantly recalibrated.
Material as a Thinking Space of the Present
Lu Cheng develops biomorphic structures that evoke growth, corporeality, and transformation. Diogo da Cruz introduces speculative, aquatic-influenced ecosystems in which questions of coexistence, ecological entanglement, and circulation become visible. The curation thus focuses on a precise aesthetic experience that combines art historical reflection with sensory presence.
Augsburg as a Resonance Space
The project gains special depth through the location itself: The Augsburg water system, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2019, forms the urban context for an exhibition about flow, control, and permeability. The sound work with recordings of dammed and releasing water makes these themes not only visible but audible.
A Look Behind the Artistic Practice
Lu Cheng, born in 1996 in Shanghai and living in Munich, works at the intersection of design, sculpture, and installation. Diogo da Cruz, born in 1992 in Lisbon, develops interdisciplinary works ranging from installation, video, and performance, exploring material circulations and societal systems. Both positions open up a contemporary artistic encounter with an international profile.
Conclusion
Those who attend this tour will not experience a static exhibition but rather a living fabric of form, sound, and space. WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS promises an exhibition that remains yet simultaneously slips away. A visit to the Kunstverein Augsburg is worthwhile for everyone seeking contemporary art as a physical, intellectual, and emotional experience.
Official Channels of Kunstverein Augsburg / Lu Cheng / Diogo da Cruz:
- Instagram Kunstverein Augsburg: https://www.instagram.com/kunstvereinaugsburg/
- Facebook Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg: https://www.facebook.com/museenaugsburg/
- Vimeo Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg: https://vimeo.com/kmaugsburg
- Website Kunstverein Augsburg: https://www.kunstverein-augsburg.de/
- Instagram Lu Cheng: https://www.instagram.com/lu_cheng_art/
- Instagram Diogo da Cruz: no official profile found
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- Kunstverein Augsburg - WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS
- Kunstverein Augsburg - Official Website
- Lu Cheng Art - Official Website
- Diogo da Cruz - Official Website
- Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg - Visitor Regulations
- Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg - Social Media
- Onassis Foundation - Diogo da Cruz
- Pivô - Diogo da Cruz










