“Vessel & Voyager” is the new exhibition project by JUNGE AKADEMIE, the international and interdisciplinary scholarship program of the Akademie der Künste. Twenty-four artists are presenting new works at the Academy building on Hanseatenweg that they developed during their residencies. They explore scope for artistic creation and action in times of diverse and escalating crises and address themes of loss and memory, body and healing, protection and community. The exhibition features photographs, prints, collages, video works, spatial and sound installations, sculptures, drawings, and assemblages. A symposium on 17. April will discuss questions of art, ecology, and gender, referring to the exhibits on display. Performances, concerts, and readings are scheduled for 25. April.
Image above: Marie Clementine Dusabejambo, EJO – Yesterday or Tomorrow, 2026 (Filmstill). © Marie Clementine Dusabejambo
The title “Vessel & Voyager” refers to the subjects of vessels and voyagers, which are prominent in artistic, cultural, and spiritual contexts. The exhibition uses “vessel” in its meaning as a container that stores, transmits, and constantly transforms various narratives, messages, and voices. “Voyager,” in turn, stands for travelers who create connections between places, generations, and times. In relation to these motifs, the works combine to form a show of the present that renegotiates questions of tradition, responsibility, and vulnerability.
Participating artists: Ilit Azoulay, Patrizia Bach, Fanny Brandauer, Eva Dessecker, Anna Dobrova / MetaLab, Sarah Doerfel, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Nina Emge, Solomon Garçon, gruppe-aja, Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo, Dominique Hurth, Mehdi Jahan, Khensani Jurczok-de Klerk, René Kemp, Josephine Macken, Marina Naprushkina, Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi, Hrishikesh Pawar, Sophie Seita, Sara Stevanović, Diána Vonnák, Franziska Wenning, Hana Yoo.
Guided tours: Tue + Sun, 4 pm
Symposium: 17. April 2026
Performances, Concert, Readings: 25. April 2026
WHEN?
Opening: Thursday, 12. March 2026, 7 pm, Entry free
Exhibition dates: Friday, 13. March until Sunday, 10. May 2026
WHERE?
Akademie der Künste
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin
COST?
Ticket 6/4 EUR
