Die Gesellschaft in den Katakomben was, according to Günter Bock, a group of enthusiastic illustrated people who got together to have “their literary or other works discussed and assessed by knowledgeable acquaintances in a convivial atmosphere”. Founded in 1849 in Frankfurt by artists, scholars, and friends, the group was co-lead by Friedrich Maximilian Hessemer, teacher at the Städelschule.

Inspired by the mood of a Salon, we propose to reinforce this tradition at our school. The Katakombe in the Winter Semester 20/21 is a series of 3 online events to get together and discuss fresh work produced by colleagues. Our event is designed to amuse our senses through images, ideas, food, and drinks and to critically assess and discuss new works and ideas. As Horace would define Poetry, “either to please or to educate”, our evenings intends to do both.

We propose to take advantage of the decentralized and global characteristics of the webinar and split our event into three different sessions into multiple time zones. In each event, artists and chefs will prepare food to be appreciated during the conversations, a musical piece will be presented, discussions will be held and fresh audiovisual work will be streamed.

Exploring the globalized possibilities of a virtually held Katakombe, we are proposing to expand the reach of our salon-inspired event, bringing together voices from architects, artists, and thinkers based in and outside Europe.

Location: Städelschule Zoom Room

​​EVENT #1 (EUROPE/AFRICA):
NOVEMBER 28TH, 2020 - 18:00 GMT (19:00 CET)
Miloš Nikolić: Towards Poliphonia
Kseniia Leonovich: Curated Carpaccio
Stefano Gadotti
Gabriel Lester: Intention by Proxy
​Moderator: Victor Sardenberg

EVENT #2 (AMERICAS):
DECEMBER, 12TH, 2020 - 23:00 GMT (17:00 CT)
Miloš Nikolić & Biljana Nikolić: Towards Poliphonia​ 2
Kseniia Leonovich: Composing Ceviche​
Huey Hoong Chan with Jitendra Sawant and Kexin Hao
Sascha Hahn and Petros Leivadas: Heubris
​Lucas Rehnman and Marinho Pina : Sketches of a Bissau-Guinean Modernity
Moderator: Jonathan Sutanto and Rebecca Nayagam


EVENT #3 (ASIA):
​JANUARY, 23RD, 2021 - 11:00 GMT (18:00 ICT)
Colin Self*
Kseniia Leonovich: Cooking Workshop*
Katakombe Book launch
Monika Zyla
​Current Cam
​Benjamin Freeney
Moderator: Jorge Ruiz & Wu Kai Xun

*  tentative

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Email: katakombe.sac@gmail.com
Tel.: +49 176 8121 6305