Name: Tour in the Exhibition WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS
Start: 2026-05-20T20:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-20T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Holbeinhaus

Between Holding and Leakage: An Exhibition that Sets Space in Motion

The tour in the exhibition WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS offers a concentrated look at a site-specific duo exhibition where Lu Cheng and Diogo da Cruz combine material, space, and sound into a sensitive art experience. At the Kunstverein Augsburg, visitors encounter a work that is not only to be viewed but experienced with the body and the ear.

Ceramics, Steel, and the Poetry of Process

The exhibition unfolds a hybrid structure of ceramics and steel. Fragile, biomorphic forms meet supportive metal structures, organic and architectural logics intertwine. This creates an exhibition atmosphere in which stability never appears as a rigid certainty but as a condition that is continuously renegotiated.

Lu Cheng develops physically graceful, growing structures reminiscent of material experiments between sculpture and installation. Diogo da Cruz counters this with speculative, aquatically characterized ecosystems, where coexistence, circulation, and transformation become visible as aesthetic experiences. The contemplation of the works thus opens questions about what supports and what remains permeable.

Sound as Spatial Narrative

A central element of the exhibition is the sound work, which acoustically expands the spatial structure. Densified, filtered, and modulated water recordings, among others from the Augsburg Hochablass, translate the theme of holding and permeability into audible movements. The space thus becomes a temporary resonance body, in which city, water, and art reflect each other.

Augsburg as a Resonance Space for Contemporary Art

With the Holbeinhaus as a venue, the project gains additional depth. The Kunstverein Augsburg has been presenting contemporary art from near and far for many years, creating a framework for experimental positions that go beyond pure object aesthetics. The exhibition connects to this curation and combines artistic research with cultural education at a high level.

What Visitors Can Expect

Those who attend this tour do not experience a static exhibition, but an open system of form, sound, and meaning. WHAT HOLDS, WHAT LEAKS invites visitors to read material anew, hear space afresh, and experience art as a living space for thought. A visit is worthwhile for everyone who wants to not just see contemporary art but truly experience it.