Ephemeral Encounters – A Queer Archive for the University Library Weimar

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»Ephemeral Encounters«
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AIDS-Hilfe Weimar
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Camilo Londono Hernandez
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Carolina Garcia
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Crizzy Sizzy
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Enes Alba
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Mahla Masahaneh
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Prinz Gholam
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Theo Payer for Queer YMR
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Zelda Diedrich

concept: Artistic Associate Carsten Saeger

locations: University Library Weimar 
date: June 17 – October 17, 2025 
format: exhibition

contributions by:
Enes Alba, Aykut Dag, Zelda Diedrich, Carolina Garcia, Prinz Gholam, Camilo Londoño Hernández, Mahla Mosahaneh, Theo Payer, CrizzySizzy, AIDS Hilfe Weimar e.V.

short description:
As part of the specialist course ‘Queering Spaces’, an ephemeral queer archive is being created in cooperation with the Weimar University Library for Campus Pride Week. The artistic contributions make queer knowledge and personal experiences visible in different ways and enter into a direct dialogue with the library's holdings in transparent boxes. A special sign system was developed for the exhibition contributions in collaboration with Oğul Arda Biçer, Aykut Dag and Mahla Mosahaneh. Furthermore, the method of ‘queering’ was transferred to public space as part of the course and examined in individual interventions in Weimar.

guest talk by: Prinz Gholam May 27, 2025

With the kind support of the University Library: Dr. Katrin Richter & Dr. Moritz Lampe

photos: Carsten Saeger, 2025

In framework of the Specialist Module by Artistic Associate Carsten Saeger (Bauhau-Universität Weimar / Faculty of Art and Design / Public Art and New Artistic Strategies), SoSe2025: Queering Spaces