Nasan Tur sammelt Beiträge für "Archiv der Gefühle" zur Manifesta 16
Berlin-based artist Nasan Tur is calling on people from the Ruhr region and beyond to submit contributions to his "Archive of Feelings" via an online portal. The project is part of his commissioned work for the 16th edition of the nomadic biennial Manifesta, which opens on June 21 across several cities in the Ruhr area. Tur's installation, titled "Elevation," will be housed in St. Gertrud Church in Essen, where excerpts from anonymous submissions—expressing hopes, fears, wounds, ideas, wishes, and everyday observations—will be carved into old church pews.
This participatory artwork matters because it directly engages the public in shaping a site-specific installation within a major international biennial, transforming personal emotions into a permanent, tactile element of the exhibition. By inviting anonymous contributions and embedding them into reclaimed church furniture, Tur blurs the line between collective memory, sacred space, and contemporary art, offering a democratic and intimate counterpoint to the often top-down nature of large-scale art events.