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

Chris Hinze in Cottbus: An Exhibition Between Silence, Space, and Trace

With Fragments of a Path, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art dedicates a two-part 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 groups of works and opens up an art experience that intertwines perception, movement, and contemplation.

A Space that Transforms

In Machine House 1, the work Room of Silence stands out as a space-filling installation. Sculptural-architectural interventions alter the exhibition atmosphere and transform the former power plant into a condensed experiential space. Light, expanse, and reduction characterize the viewing of the works and direct the gaze towards material, rhythm, and presence.

Graphic Art, Painting, and Sculpture in Dialogue

The second part of the exhibition in Switch House 3 offers insight into the development of Chris Hinze's oeuvre. Works from various phases of creation are shown, including graphics, painting, sculpture, and three-dimensional works. It is precisely this juxtaposition that makes visible how consistently Hinze works with form, material, and imagery, and how closely his artistic thinking is connected to experimentation and transformation.

Biographical Context and Artistic Attitude

Chris Hinze, born in 1969 in Cottbus, has been present in the art and cultural scene of Brandenburg for decades. His biography points to exhibitions, art-in-architecture projects, public space works, and the founding of the sans titre art house in Potsdam. The development of his works shows an attitude that brings together openness, curiosity, and spatial thinking. In the museum, this results in a precisely curated exhibition that connects art history, contemporary art, and aesthetic experience.

Museum Experience at the Diesel Power Plant

The Diesel Power Plant Cottbus is one of the distinctive places for modern art in Brandenburg. The industrial architecture enhances the effect of the works and turns the visit into an intense cultural education experience. Those who engage with this presentation experience not a loud spectacle, but a concentrated exhibition with silent tension, clear spatial dramaturgy, and significant art-historical appeal.

Conclusion: Fragments of a Path presents Chris Hinze as an artist who connects space, material, and image with great sensitivity. This exhibition is worth visiting on-site, as it not only shows works but sharpens perception and makes the museum space itself part of the art.