Who decides on public art? Who has created it, and why? How does public art change over time? The ReferenzBibliothek (Reference Library) has been collecting diverse references on public art in Hamburg and beyond since 2025.
With Open Lab #2, hosted at Hyper Cultural Passengers on Veddel, the ReferenzBibliothek reaches out specifically to artists, initiatives, and practitioners involved in public art in southern and eastern Hamburg. The project seeks knowledge, references, and publications — what exists, what is remembered, and what has yet to be mapped.
Collective design and collaborative mapping are at the heart of the Open Lab.
From Thu, Apr 23 to Sun, Apr 26, a public programme featuring a book presentation, a communal dinner, and a radio performance creates space for encounter and exchange.
Adress: Sieldeich 36, 20539 Hamburg
ReferenzBibliothek at Hyper Cultural Passengers, Veddel
Thu, Apr 23 | 4:00–9:00 pm — Opening
4:30 PM Research session with Oliver Menk, Archiv Geschichtswerkstatt Wilhelmsburg
6:30 pm Communal dinner & collective mapping with Thesea Rigou
Fri, Apr 24 | 3:00–6:00 pm — Collective Mapping
4:00 pm Research session with Anna Ulmer and Ali Haji
Sat, Apr 25 | 1:00–6:00 pm — Collective Mapping
4:00 pm Book presentation: Mikropolitiken with Thies Warnke, Lisa Marie Zander & Kayoung Kim
Sun, Apr 26 | 1:00–6:00 pm — Collective Mapping
2:00 pm Research session with Klara Hülskamp
4:00 pm A non radio radio performance with Dörte Habighorst
ReferenzBibliothek is a project of para-education e.V. and is funded by the Elbkulturfonds 2026. It was initiated by the City Curator Hamburg and is being developed in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Hamburg and the Ministry of Culture and Media.
