VORTRAG | Dr. Tobias Bube: SolarArchitektur, Freiburg i. Br.

In the organizer's words:

//DE

powerhouse is an energetic intervention by Nile Koetting. He charges the exhibition rooms of the former power station, which is now a cultural center, with new energy. Inspired by Freiburg's reputation as a "city of sunshine", the artist addresses our relationship to sustainable energy and encourages a critical examination of technical visions of unlimited growth and efficiency.

The intervention unfolds as a poetic interplay between energy, creativity and power. The human being is viewed anew like a power plant and the idea of optimization serves as a choreographic notation.

Nile Koetting, born in Kanagawa (Japan), lives and works in Berlin and Tokyo. In his installations, he works in a variety of media, including video, performance and sound. Koetting's works have been exhibited at the Gulbenkian Center for Modern Art, Lisbon, 2024; Kunstraum Wedding, Berlin, 2023; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2020; Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2019; West Bund Museum, Shanghai and Kunstverein Göttingen, among others.

With the kind support of Rolf Disch SolarArchitektur

//ENG

powerhouse is an energetic intervention by Nile Koetting. He charges the exhibition rooms of the former power station, which is now a cultural center, with new energy. Inspired by Freiburg's nickname 'solar city', the artist addresses our relationship to sustainable energy, encouraging a critical appraisal of technical visions of unlimited growth and efficiency.

The intervention unfolds as a poetic interplay between energy, creativity and power. In the process, the human being is viewed anew like a power plant and the idea of optimization serves as a choreographic notation.

Nile Koetting, born in Kanagawa (Japan), lives and works in Berlin and Tokyo. In his installations, he works in a variety of media, including video, performance and sound. Koetting's works have been exhibited at the Gulbenkian Centre for Modern Art, Lisbon, 2024; Kunstraum Wedding, Berlin, 2023; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2020; Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2019; West Bund Museum, Shanghai and Kunstverein Göttingen, among others.

With the kind support of Rolf Disch SolarArchitektur

Events // Events

Vernissage
Sun // Sun 21.09.2025 | 11 a.m. | Foyer, E-WERK

Lecture with // Talk with Dr. Tobias Bube
Thu // Thu 23.10.2025 | 7 pm | Foyer, E-WERK
SolarArchitecture, Freiburg i. Br.

Guided Tour through the Heliotrope // Guided Tour through the Heliotrope
Sat // Sat 25.10.2025 | 10-11 a.m. | Rolf Disch SolarArchitektur
with Mrs. Lehmann, in German // with Mrs Lehman, in German

Workshop
POWERING TOMORROW
Sat // Sat 25.10.2025 | 2-5 pm | Bildhauerhalle, E-WERK
With // with Carlo Lopa & Nile Koetting

Lecture // Talk
Karin Hartmann |black turtleneck, horn-rimmed glasses
Wed // Wed 5.11.2025 | 6 pm | Chamber Theater, E-WERK

In cooperation with the Network of Women Architects, Freiburg and Architekturforum e.V. // In cooperation with the Network of Women Architects, Freiburg and Architekturforum e.V.

Yoga in Gallery I
Participation fee // participation fee: 15 €
Registration // registration: ottilia.sauer@web.de
Sat // Sat 18.10.25 | 13-14 h
Sat // Sat 6.10.25 | 13-14 h

Public Tours // Public Tours
Thu // Thu 2.10.25 | 6 pm
Sun // Sun 17.10.25 | 6 pm
Thu // Thu 6.11.25 | 6 pm

Opening hours // Opening hours
Thu | Fri // Thu | Fri 5-8 p.m.
Sat // Sat 2-8 p.m.
Sun // Sun 2-6 p.m.