documenta fifteen: City Center
Part 3 of the photo tour through documenta fifteen. 18 June - 25 September 2022, Kassel, Germany. Artistic Direction: ruangrupa. 67 participants.
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Originally built in the 19th century as the headquarters of the Gundelach wine store, WH22 was long a fixture in Kassel’s subculture and nightlife. With 2,500 m2 of indoor and outdoor space, it housed clubs and bars on five floors known beyond Kassel’s borders, such as A.R.M., große Weinkirche and kleine Weinkirche, Wiese, and Lolita Bar. In 2018, most of WH22’s establishments had to close due to a financial imbalance caused by reconstruction works. Only Lolita Bar and its beer garden were able to maintain operations, albeit limited by the pandemic. The area was acquired by Mietstück GmbH in 2018 with the aim of completing the reconstructions, preserving WH22 as a cultural location, and forestalling other real estate traders with diverted use interests.
(From documenta press information)
© Photos: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
Part 3 of the photo tour through documenta fifteen. 18 June - 25 September 2022, Kassel, Germany. Artistic Direction: ruangrupa. 67 participants.