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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Das Paradies ist nebenan / Le Paradis est à côté, 18th of April 2013 Franco-German Exhibition on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Franco-German Treaty of Friendship ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opening 18th of April, 7 pm, westpol a.i.r.
Opening Hours: 18th of April – 5th of May, Thu-Sat, 4 pm - 8 pm
Finissage 5th of May, 7 pm, Westpol a.i.r. space
Westpol a.i.r. space: Karl-Heine-Str. 85, 04229 Leipzig
project by Fugitif | | LIA - Leipzig International Art Programme | | Westpol a.i.r. space | | Wiprecht-Gymnasium Groitzsch 
On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Franco-German Treaty of Friendship, Leipzig International Art Programme, the residency program of the Franco-German Network Fugitif and the art space Westpol a.i.r present a mutual exhibition “Das Paradies ist nebenan”. The selected German and French artists worked for three months on the project in pairs. In the exhibition they present either already existing or newly created works in reference to each other. The students of the high school Wiprecht Groitzsch have accompanied the artists during the process and will show their documentary, which is a reflection on the experience gained during the art mediation.
Paticipating artists:
Jérôme Zonder (FR) // Stefan Guggisberg (CH/DE)
Anaïs Goupy (FR) // Jochen Plogsties (DE)
Marceau Couve (FR) // Christian Herzig (DE)
Kevin Monot (FR) // Stefan Schessl (DE)
Coordinated and curated by Marlène Perronet, Kristina Semenova, Sebastian Denda
Art intermediation by Cathleen Hettenhausen, Ina Luft, Olivier Colin
With friendly support of student representatives of the Romance Philology Klaphiro (University of Leipzig) and the company Siniat.
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