When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is recorded at BLMK in Cottbus from June 4, 2026. The presentation runs in phases until August 23, 2026.

How much is the admission?

The regular admission is 4 Euro, reduced 3 Euro.

Where is the venue located?

At the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art - Diesel Power Plant Cottbus, Am Amtsteich 15, 03046 Cottbus.

Is the museum barrier-free?

Yes, the exhibition rooms and the event hall are accessible by elevator.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

BLMK offers guided tour programs and art mediation formats. Current dates and details will follow via the museum.

What are the opening hours?

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm.

Chris Hinze. Fragments of a Path

Name: Chris Hinze. Fragments of a Path
Start: 2026-06-04T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-23T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für Moderne Kunst - Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus

Chris Hinze at BLMK: An exhibition between space, material and inner movement

With Fragments of a Path, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art dedicates an impressive solo exhibition to the Cottbus artist Chris Hinze at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus. The presentation combines a new, site-specific installation with an overview of central work groups and makes visible how closely sculpture, painting, graphic design, and spatial thinking are intertwined in Hinze's work.

An art experience in dialogue with the site

The Diesel Power Plant itself is a place with a strong historical aura, and it is this industrial architecture that gives the exhibition its unique tension. In the all-encompassing work Room of Silence, Chris Hinze shifts perception: surfaces, volumes, and pathways create a dense exhibition atmosphere in which viewers not only look but also physically orient themselves. The art experience becomes an aesthetic experience in space.

Material, gesture and visual language

Chris Hinze has been working independently since 1992 and views his oeuvre as an open field between sculpture, installation, graphic design, painting, and performance. His artistic language thrives on experimental engagement with material and form. In the exhibition, various work groups enter into a productive contrast: classical hanging works meet spatially conceived placements that direct, break and reorganize the gaze.

Between contemplation and energy

The tension between quiet concentration and spatial dynamics is particularly strong. Hinze does not develop loud visual formulas but rather condensed situations in which light, construction, and color become silent carriers of meaning. Those who engage in this examination of the works not only discover formal finesse but also an artistic attitude that seeks inner collection and open interpretation.

Cultural education and exhibition experience

The BLMK is one of the most significant museums for modern and contemporary art in Brandenburg and explicitly sees itself as a place of cultural education. Therefore, the exhibition offers not only access to a concise artist profile but also an intensive encounter with questions of spatial perception, installation art, and regional art history. Guided tours and mediation formats make the visit particularly accessible for art enthusiasts, groups, and the curious.

Visitor voices

On the museum's official channels, it is evident that this exhibition has already generated attention even before its duration. The expectation is directed towards a precisely curated showcase that makes visible Hinze's artistic development in the connection of material, memory, and space.

Conclusion: Fragments of a Path promises a dense museum visit full of presence, reflection, and artistic tension. Anyone interested in modern art, installation, and contemporary painting should definitely experience this exhibition at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus live.