Out into the Forest (GER/EN/ES/ID)
Plant and lino print workshop

Holiday workshop for children aged 8 to 12. With Karen Michelsen Castañón and Gudrun Ingratubun (visual artists)

What stories do artworks and plants tell? First, we look at the works in the Brücke-Museum, in which nature plays an important role. Then, we explore the surrounding Grunewald forest together, observing its diverse shapes and textures and collecting leaves. We make sketches, listen to the voices of trees and birds, and learn about the evolving history of this forest. Which picture, sculpture, and plant speak to you the most? With leaves from the plants of the Grunewald forest, you will create individual and collaborative prints with linocut. We begin with ecoprinting, using plant leaves, rusty water, and hot steam to imprint their fine details onto the paper. Then, we mix lino printing inks to bring our ideas to life on paper through linocut printing.

Please wear work clothes that can get dirty and are suitable for outdoor use. And bring a snack for the break! Although the workshop will be mainly in German, we mention the languages spoken by the facilitators to make it more accessible. If you don’t feel confident in German, don’t worry—you can still take part.

Karen Michelsen Castañón (born in Lima, Peru) is a visual artist, filmmaker and freelance researcher. Her work deals with the way (colonial) histories are told and includes short films, photographs and textiles. She questions how hegemonic and invisible stories are re-staged in our daily lives and how this relates to current social events.

Gudrun Ingratubun (born 1969) studied agriculture and English and lived in Indonesia for a long time. Since returning to Berlin, she has been translating Indonesian literature into German. As an artist, she deals with social spaces, colonial structures, the climate crisis and collective mourning. Her botanical prints (Ecoprints) on paper and fabric, mixed media works and planted upcycling installations at documenta fifteen in Kassel and in Berlin-Charlottenburg invite dialogue and collective action at ear level. Her most recent works deal with the colonial histories of trees of the gods, indigo, za’atar, pines and olive trees.

Due to the limited number of participants, please register at Anmeldung bei Jugend im Museum. e.V.: here
Price: 80 € per person