AIR (2025–2027)
Conceived as a three-year project, international artists come together to explore the invisible resource of air and its social, ecological, and cultural meanings. At its core is the question of how air, as a shared good, connects and shapes the city and its inhabitants—physically, politically, materially, and poetically. The project takes place in Stuttgart and is aimed at young people aged 15 to 29 who are particularly affected by the impacts of the climate crisis and want to actively shape their future.
Air is the most elusive yet most essential resource of our lives: invisible, omnipresent, and constantly in motion. It is a political space, a carrier of information, and a measure of global justice. In Stuttgart’s basin topography, issues of air quality and urban climate intensify into a matter of local urgency, while the climate crisis is turning the atmosphere worldwide into a site of distributional conflict.
Through artistic works, workshops, and actions, artists collaborate with young people to investigate how air flows through Stuttgart and what social, ecological, and health-related questions are tied to it. An exhibition in 2027 will make the processes and outcomes of the various artistic projects visible.
Conceived by CURRENT in cooperation with Dreaming in Women*, as well as the artists Anna Gohmert; Eloïse Bonneviot & Anne de Boer; Sylvia Winkler & Stephan Köperl; Mizi Lee & Seonha Park; Love Ssega; and Raul Walch.
Weitere Projekte
Air – As an invisible yet essential element, air shapes our environment. The third edition was dedicated to the theme of air. Artists examined how air flows through the city of Stuttgart and made it tangible in a wide variety of locations through installations, interventions, performances, and walks. Across three main focuses, the festival explored air as a common good, its material qualities, and the impact of the automobile on the city.
Driving, Dreaming, Drifting explores the impact of the automobile on the environment, mobility, and urban spaces, as well as on social power structures. The project questions notions of public space that are often shaped by control, exclusion, and hierarchies, with the car serving as a symbol of ownership, individualization, and dominance.