At the end of the Reading the Region Research Residency of artists Marcus Kaiser and Kaya Erdinç, we invite you to a program in the park of the Ludwig Forum on Saturday, June 21 from 2 pm: After a brief introduction and a guided tour through the park, author and gardener Kaya Erdinç will read his text A Silent Shtil. The reading will be followed by a concert by artist and cellist Marcus Kaiser with artist and clarinettist Germaine Sijstermans. Please find further information on the program below.
Both artists Marcus Kaiser (b. 1967 in Tübingen) and Kaya Erdinç (b. 1994 in Maastricht) have been working as Reading the Region Research Residency fellows at Greylight Projects in Heerlen (NL) since March this year. The program, a collaboration between Ludwig Forum Aachen and Greylight Projects Heerlen as part of the Very Contemporary network, brings together artists for a three-month residency focused on engaging with the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. The residency encourages artistic research, exchange, and public dialogue, with each artist introducing their work through public events. This year’s Reading the Region Research Residencies focused on gardening. This theme served Marcus Kaiser and Kaya Erdinças a starting point for their research into ecological, social and philosophical issues.
Reading the Region is a program by Very Contemporary, a network of contemporary art venues in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion. Very Contemporary encourages deep engagement with the region’s cultural, social, and ecological landscape and fosters cross-border dialogue and collaboration. Current members of the Very Contemporary Network are: Het Nieuwe Domein (NL) • SCHUNCK (NL) • Greylight Projects (NL) • IKOB (BE) • La Châtaigneraie (BE) • Kunsthaus NRW Kornelimünster (DE) • Leopold-Hoesch-Museum (DE) • Ludwig Forum Aachen (DE) • NAK Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (DE) • Art au Centre (BE). For further information please visit: https://verycontemporary.org/.
Reading the Region
Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 2pm
Venue: Park, Ludwig Forum Aachen
Free admission. The event will be held in English.
2pm
Welcome and introduction by Wouter Huis (co-founder Greylight Projects), followed by a guided walk through the park
2.30pm
A Silent Shtil – Performance / Reading by Kaya Erdinç
3.30pm
Concert by Marcus Kaiser (Cello) and Germaine Sijstermans (Bass clarinet)
Note: The park and the Ludwig Forum are open on Saturday from 10am to 5pm. You are welcome to bring your own picnic blanket; there is no seating in the park. A small selection of soft drinks can be purchased at the Ludwig Forum ticket office.