The annual final presentation after movement, after matter by the seven international fellows of the Braunschweig Projects Programme 2025/26 will take place from 28 January to 13 February 2026 in the Montagehalle at HBK Braunschweig.
During the one-year fellowship, the artists lived and worked in the residential studios affiliated with the university in Braunschweig. For the realization of their artistic projects, they had access to the university’s workshops and received support from professors of Fine Art. In their final presentation, the fellows now present projects developed over the course of the year. The approximately 400 square meters of exhibition space in the Montagehalle provide a stage for the exceptional diversity of artistic positions, manifested both in the choice of media and in the thematic concerns of the works.
The exhibition after movement, after matter presents a dynamic group of artists whose works engage with critical reflection, trace-making, and speculation. Through diverse aesthetic and conceptual approaches, the artists respond to how history and knowledge persist in bodies and landscapes, and how power is embedded in language, politics, and infrastructures. Here, the “after” is understood as forms, sounds, actions, and gestures that endure, along with the traces, residues, and resonances they leave behind. Together, the artworks expand the imaginative possibilities of sound, image, and material, inviting visitors to explore a constellation of perspectives and creative approaches.
The international fellowship programme Braunschweig Projects is part of the artist funding initiative of the State of Lower Saxony. Since 2011, it has offered artists from around the world the opportunity to develop and realize a project at HBK Braunschweig.
Fellows 2025/26:
Hsin-Yu Chen, Abri de Swardt, Grayson Earle, Clara Ianni, Alifiyah Imani, leo, Hyunju Oh
Curatorial Fellow 2025/26:
Bhavisha Panchia
Opening:
27 January 2026, 6 pm, Montagehalle
Welcome addresses:
Prof. Dr. Ana Dimke, President, HBK Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Joachim Schachtner, State Secretary, Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture
Introduction:
Bhavisha Panchia, Curatorial Fellow, Braunschweig Projects 25/26
Following the opening:
Performance Causeless (15 min) by Hyunju Oh
Public Programme
Tuesday, 3 February, 5 pm:
Guided tour with the curator and the artists
Tuesday, 10 February, 5 pm:
Guided tour with the curator
6 pm: Lecture Violent Forms (60 min) by leo, White Cube (Building 18)
Wednesday, 11 February, 3 pm:
Conversation with leo, Hsin-Yu Chen, and Abri de Swardt, moderated by Bhavisha Panchia
Friday, 13 February, 5 pm:
Guided tour with the curator and the artists
Tuning Sessions with Alifiyah Imani:
At scheduled times, the sound installation will be tuned and activated by the artist. Further information to follow.
Exhibition dates: 28 January – 13 February 2026
Venue: HBK Braunschweig, Montagehalle, Broitzemer Str. 221, 38118 Braunschweig
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 1–6 pm | Special opening hours on 4 February 2026 (Study Information Day): 10 am–6 pm
Admission: Free
Funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture.