UTOPIENALE V
/ Nature Art Laboratory
Venues:
Old School ICA (OSICA)
Schulstraße 3, 39539 Havelberg
Haus der Flüsse (HDF)
Elbstraße 2, 39539 Havelberg
Galerie Stadtinsel (GSI)
Lange Str. 36/37, 39539 Havelberg
No Gallery (NOG)
Ludwigkirchstraße 10, 10719 Berlin
Introduction
UTOPIENALE V
/ Nature Art Laboratory
Talks, Workshops and Artistic Field Practice across Ecology, Agriculture and Community
Nature Art Lab asks a central question: how can artistic practice help us imagine and shape more resilient, attentive and sustainable forms of living across ecological, agricultural and community contexts?
General information
NATURE ART LAB intro and programme
NATURE ART LAB curators and artists
Detailed programme
Thursday 20 August 2026
Arrival of Israeli guests in Berlin (BER), transfer to Havelberg
Accommodation arrangements in Garz and Havelberg
Friday 21 August 2026
09.00 – 10.00 (HDF)
Introduction by Wolf Guenter Thiel, Doron Polak & Marion Zosel-Mohr
Presentation Haus der Flüsse: Jella Schnirch
Introduction to Places and Topics:
(A) Conference: Wolf Guenter Thiel & Marion Zosel Mohr
(B) Nature Art Laboratory: Doron Polak & Gerald Walter
10.00 – 10.45 (HDF)
Philippa Engelbrechten: Unfold e.V. (follow-on discussion)
https://unfold-ev.de
11.00 – 11.45 (HDF)
Kerstin Rice – TheARCHgUG (follow-on discussion)
https://www.thearch.org
12.00 – 12.45 (HDF)
Anne Baumann – science2public (follow-on discussion)
https://annebaumann.com / https://www.science2public.com
13.00 – 14.00
Luncheon at Old School ICA
14.00 – 16.00
Expedition into the biosphere: Derk Schneider (Haus der Flüsse)
16.00 – 17.00 (HDF)
Panel discussion
Lead: Miriam Zeller (Comenius-Schule / Grüne Landesliste)
Nerit Baum (Kunstitut https://kunstitut-altmarkkreis.de)
Anne Baumann (science2public)
Kerstin Rice (TheArch)
Philippa Engelbrechten (Unfold e.V.)
Norbert Krebber (vitos e.V.)
Liat Danieli (https://liatdanieli.com)
18.00 – 20.00 (GSI)
Exhibition Robert Wilson, Hans Jörn Brandenburg & Friends
SOUND MAKES SPACE; ARTISTS’ BOOKS
Homage to Robert Wilson in dialogue with Hans Jörn Brandenburg
20.00 – 21.00
Dinner at Old School ICA
21.00 (OSICA)
Light Installations:
Lado Khartishvili, Iv Toshain, Kristian von Hornsleth & Hofstetter Kurt
Workshops
14.00 – 16.00 (HDF)
Workshop I Wolf Guenter Thiel with the Education Activists
10.00 – 16.00 (HDF)
Workshop II Nature Art Laboratory: Doron Polak & Gerald Walter
5 artists from Tel Aviv meeting 5 artists from Sachsen-Anhalt; open to all
(the workshop starts at 10.00 and carries on into the afternoon)
Saturday 22 August 2026
10.00 – 13.00 (HDF)
Yair Avivi – https://yairavivi.com
Nicoletta Geiersbach – https://lernorte.gen-deutschland.de
Selina Tenzer
Waldgärtnerei Kyritz – https://www.waldgaertnerei-kyritz.de
Tilo Motschall – https://algomed.de
Karsten Wittke – https://i-ku.net / https://www.karstenwittke.de
Liat Danieli – https://liatdanieli.com
Kerstin & Miles Rice – https://www.thearch.org / https://www.rittergutandrunnymede.com
13.00 – 14.00
Luncheon at Old School ICA
14.00 – 16.00 (HDF)
Boisseau & Westermeyer – https://www.filmerei.net
Nadine Rennert – https://nadinerennert.de/sondergesandte
Norma Drimmer – https://normadrimmer.com
Sebastian Maas & Karolina Vocke – https://www.heldenreizer.com/sebastian-maas / https://pam-akademie.de
16.00 – 17.30 (HDF)
Wieland Krause – Concert at Haus der Flüsse
https://wielandkrause.de
18.00 – 20.00 (OSICA)
Franziska Seifert – Exhibition at Old School ICA
https://www.bildhauerin-franziska-seifert.de/projekte.htm
Group Exhibition by Artists of the Conference
20.00 – 21.00
Dinner at Old School ICA
21.00 (OSICA)
Sergej Gladkich – Misspellings & Corrections – Lecture Performance
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergej_Gladkich
Sunday 23 August 2026
10.00 – 10.30 (HDF)
Azby Brown – Exhibition at Haus der Flüsse
https://azbybrown.com
10.30 – 11.30 (HDF)
Johanna Fick – Norbert Röder
https://www.thuenen.de/de/fachinstitute/laendliche-raeume/lebensverhaeltnisse-in-laendlichenraeumen/personal/wissenschaftliches-personal/fick-johanna-dr
https://www.thuenen.de/de/fachinstitute/laendliche-raeume/lebensverhaeltnisse-in-laendlichenraeumen/personal/wissenschaftliches-personal/roeder-norbert-dr
12.00 – 12.30 (HDF)
Franziska Seifert – Cordts Art Foundation
https://www.cordts-stiftung.de
Arcadia and Ideal Places for Sculptures
https://www.bildhauerin-franziska-seifert.de/projekte.htm
12.30 – 13.00 (HDF)
Kristian von Hornsleth
https://www.hornsleth.com
13.00 – 14.00
Luncheon at Old School ICA
14.00 – 14.30 (HDF)
Suzanna Lauterbach
https://suzannalauterbach.com
14.30 – 15.00 (HDF)
Maren Ernst – Uplift – Aufwind e.V.
https://www.uplift-aufwind.org/de
15.00 – 15.30 (HDF)
Doron Polak – Presentation of the results of Nature Art Laboratory 2026.
https://www.doronpolak.com
15.30 – 17.30 (HDF)
Open discussion
Monday 24 August 2026
07.30
Departure from Havelberg – approx. 10.00 Arrival in Berlin
14.00 – 16.00
TISH at Studio Norma Drimmer Berlin
16.00 – 18.00
Installation of the Exhibition at Cordts Art Foundation
18.00 – 22.00
Reception and Exhibition at Cordts Art Foundation curated by Nicholé Velásquez
No Gallery, Ludwigkirchstraße 10
Welcome by Tim & Franziska Cordts
(A) Group Exhibition by Artists of the Conference UTOPIENALE V
(B) Presentation of fair Magazine – Panel with the Editor: Wolf Guenter Thiel; Franziska Seifert, Norma Drimmer, Kristian von Hornsleth, Wieland Krause
22.00
Farewell to the Havelberg Group
Accommodation of the Israeli Group in Berlin