In pictures: here are 60 photos that give an idea of the bustling opening days of Documenta 15 in Kassel
Documenta 15 is not a room specifically designed for photos. There are some interesting pieces of art tucked away in its many locations across Kassel, but they certainly don’t set the tone. Instead, it is an exhibition of films, archives, educational materials and public programs.
During the press preview, many artists and groups of artists were still busy working on their installations. Many said they took the idea of a 100 Days show as an invitation to explore process ideas.
Documenta 15 is therefore a show that will be experienced very differently depending on when and where you enter it. Nonetheless, here are some images to give an idea of what the show looked like in its early days.
Artwork by Taring Padi on the facade of the C&A department store. Photo by Ben Davis.
In front of the Documenta Visitor Center at ruruHaus. Photo by Ben Davis.
Alice’s Court, We are also the people (2022). Photo by Ben Davis.
ZK/U – Center for Art and Urban Planning, Beekeeper – Beecoin – BeeDAO (2018-2022) at ruruHaus. Photo by Ben Davis.
An installation by Dan Perjovschi on the facade of the Fridericianum at Documenta. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation of archives, documentation, etc. of the Gudskul collective at the Fridericianum. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation of texts inside Gudskul Gudspace (2022). Photo by Ben Davis.
Works from the “Out of Egypt” series by Malgorzata Mirga-Tas exhibited at the Fridericianum. Photo by Ben Davis.
The Cinematographic Commune of Rojava, Darên Bi Tenê (Lone Trees); Pargin project for the documentation of the musical heritage of Rojava (2018) at Fridericianum. Photo by Ben Davis.
Damien le Bas, Back to the future! European safe house 1938 (2013). Photo by Ben Davis.
The black archives, Black Pasts and Presents: Interwoven Stories of Solidarity (2022) in the Fridericianum. Photo by Ben Davis.
Waza Art Center, Verbeek Collection – Mwewe (2022). Photo by Ben Davis.
Richard Belle, Embassy Tent (2013–ongoing) at Friedrichsplatz. Photo by Ben Davis.
Works by the Taring Padi collective. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation by INLAND at the Naturkundemuseum im Ottoneum. Photo by Ben Davis.
Visitors looking at Hito Steyerl, animal spirits (2022) at the Naturkundemuseum im Ottoneum. Photo by Ben Davis.
The facade of the Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation of Wajukuu Art Project at Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation by INSTAR (Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt) at Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Project recreation Conservatives, go home!!! by Sandra Ceballos at Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Britto Arts Trust installation at Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Skateboarders on Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture, Mini milk churning ramp (2022) at Documenta Hall. Photo by Ben Davis.
Lumbung Press, a collectively managed offset printing company, started as part of Documenta, at Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Movie poster outside the screening room for Wakaliga Uganda at Documenta Halle. Photo by Ben Davis.
Info on Hamja Ahsan’s web series Theological positions on fried chicken at Documenta Hall. Photo by Ben Davis.
Charts of Black Quantum Futures located in an underground passage. Photo by Ben Davis.
Black Quantum Futures Contracts, Oral Futures Booth – Temporal Confessional, Black Grandma Clock (2022) located in an underpass. Photo by Ben Davis.
Works by Agus Nur Amal PMTOH in Grimmwelt Kassel. Photo by Ben Davis.
Works by Erick Beltrán at the Museum für Sepulkralkultur. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation by MADEYOULOOK at the Hessenland Hotel. Photo by Ben Davis.
Safdar Ahmed, border fence (2022) at the Stadtmuseum Kassel. Photo by Ben Davis.
Various works by Dan Perjovschi on the square in front of Kassel station. Photo by Ben Davis.
Drawing by Dan Perjovschi at Rainer-Dierichs-Platz. Photo by Ben Davis.
A bronze turtle skull that once belonged to artist Jimmie Durham. Photo by Ben Davis.
Community garden by Arts Collaboratory at Trafohaus. Photo by Ben Davis.
Community garden by Nhà Sàn Collective at WH22. Photo by Ben Davis.
A Moroccan cinematheque in collaboration with AWAL and Archives Bouanani Collective at WH22. Photo by Ben Davis.
Visitors look at Blue Curry, Aesthetics of leisure (2022) at WH22. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation by The Question of Funding at WH22. Photo by Ben Davis.
Mohammad Abusel, Thrones and Flowers I (2016) at WH22. Photo by Ben Davis.
Rest ramp at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
A group of interpreters station at the Camp workspace, a Camp Notes project on education. Photo by Ben Davis.
Display of *foundationClass collective banners at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Fadi Aljabour, Breathing inside your guts I (2017) at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Exhibition of comic strips by Nino Bulling at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Education Camp Notes, CAMP area (2022) at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Fehras publishing practices, Borrowed Faces at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Works by Jumana Emil Abboud at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Graphics from the Composting Knowledge project at Hafenstraße 76. Photo by Ben Davis.
Queer Serigraphists, Rancho Cook (Cook Ranch) (2022) at Sandershaus/Haferkakaofabrik. Photo by Ben Davis.
Lumbung Kiosk, a functioning community store, at work in Hübner-areal. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation of the Festival sur le Niger Foundation in Hübner-areal. Photo by Ben Davis.
Yaya Coulibaly, The puppet wall (2022) in Hübner-areal. Photo by Ben Davis.
Jatiwangi Art Factory, Kosmic Studio (2021-ongoing) in Hübner-areal. Photo by Ben Davis.
Ghetto Biennale installation at St. Kunigundus Church, with a sculpture by Vivian Chan in collaboration with André Eugène and Leah Gordon hanging from the ceiling. Photo by Ben Davis.
Two works from the series “The Black President” by Edouard Duval-Carrié at Saint-Kunigundus Church. Photo by Ben Davis.
Entrance to the exhibition of the Taring Padi collective in Hallenbad Ost. Photo by Ben Davis.
Installation of works by Taring Padi in Hallenbad Ost. Photo by Ben Davis.
Cinema Caravan and Takashi Kuribayashi, YATAI TRIP PROJECT – road to documenta (2021-2022) in Karlswiese (Karlsaue). Photo by Ben Davis.
Cao Minghao and Chen Jianjun, Water System Shelter #3 (2022). Photo by Ben Davis.
Cao Minghao & Chen Jianjun, The Ecology of Sands and “Black Beach” (2022). Photo by Ben Davis.
The Nest Collective, Return to Sender (2022) in Karlswiese (Karlsaue). Photo by Ben Davis.
Video in the Nest Collective, Return to sender (2022) in Karlswiese (Karlsaue). Photo by Ben Davis.
The official Documenta 15 belt bag sold in the Documenta gift shop. Photo by Ben Davis.
Poster by Cem A. produced as part of the Lumbung Harvest project of works responding to the discussions of the exhibition. Photo by Ben Davis.
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