When does the exhibition begin?

The exhibition is scheduled for 05/15/2026 at 11:00 AM.

How much does the entry cost?

The regular entry fee is 4 euros, reduced 3 euros.

Where does the exhibition take place?

At the Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art - Diesel Power Plant Cottbus at Uferstraße 15, 03046 Cottbus.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities?

The exhibition spaces are accessible by elevator.

What art forms are represented in the exhibition?

Included are installations, graphics, painting, sculpture, and plastic works.

Are there tours or educational offerings?

Yes, BLMK offers tours and art educational formats. Specific dates and offerings can be checked in the museum calendar.

Chris Hinze. Fragments of a Path

Name: Chris Hinze. Fragments of a Path
Start: 2026-05-15T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-23T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Chris Hinze at the Diesel Power Plant: An Exhibition Between Space, Sound, and Memory

With Chris Hinze. Fragments of a Path, the Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art dedicates a solo exhibition to the Cottbus artist, combining installation, graphics, painting, and sculpture into a multifaceted art experience. At the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, an exhibition unfolds that not only showcases works but also conceptualizes spaces, sharpens perception, and understands aesthetic experience as movement.

A Space That Changes Perspective

At the center is the installation Room of Silence developed for the museum. It intervenes in the architecture, condenses light, material, and distance, transforming the exhibition space into a silent, almost physically palpable situation. Hinze works here with sculptural-architectural means, enabling visitors to not just observe but to orient themselves within the space. The power of this presentation lies precisely in this: art becomes a space of experience.

Between Work Groups and Development

The second part of the exhibition provides an overview of central work groups from various phases of creation. Works from graphics, painting, sculpture, and plastic arts highlight the artist's experimental approach to material and form. Chris Hinze, born in 1969 in Cottbus and shaped as a self-taught artist, has been navigating the intersection of visual arts, music, and performance since the 1990s. His works combine subculture, spatial perception, and symbolic condensation into a distinctive visual language.

Art Historical Context with Local Resonance

Hinze’s oeuvre represents an art that develops new spaces of meaning from the interplay of architecture, landscape, and sound. The BLMK places this position in a museum context that is well-known for modern and contemporary art from the GDR and its traditional lines. Especially in Cottbus, where industrial past, urban space, and cultural change are closely intertwined, the exhibition unfolds its special impact. The former Diesel Power Plant becomes a resonance space for art that engages with perception, materiality, and contemplative tension.

Cultural Education and Visitor Experience

The exhibition appeals not only to art connoisseurs but also opens up to a broad audience interested in museum education, exhibition curation, and contemporary art. The presentation invites slow contemplation of the works, fosters engagement with space and gesture, and makes visible how art emerges from experience. Those who enter the Diesel Power Plant experience not just a display, but a precisely composed exhibition atmosphere.

Conclusion

Chris Hinze. Fragments of a Path is an exhibition for all who appreciate art as a sensory, intellectual, and spatial experience. Between site-specific installation and an overview of central work groups, an impressive panorama of a Cottbus artist with a distinctive style emerges. A visit to the BLMK is definitely worthwhile, as this exhibition only reveals its full impact live in the space.