Oscar Murillo. Social Mapping at BLMK: Experience Art Together in Cottbus

Oscar Murillo. Social Mapping at BLMK: Collaborative Drawing as an Art Experience

With Social Mapping, the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art at the Diesel Power Plant Cottbus opens a space for collective artwork reflection, participation, and aesthetic experience. The participatory project by the internationally renowned artist Oscar Murillo invites visitors to co-create a large-format canvas, making traces of personal perception visible. The project runs in Cottbus from 12.5. to 30.5.2026 and is part of a larger network that Murillo has initiated in conjunction with his exhibition Collective Osmosis at DAS MINSK Art House in Potsdam. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/oscar-murillo-social-mapping-11/))

A Museum as a Social Canvas

BLMK sees itself as a house of modern and contemporary art with a collection of over 45,000 works and a clear profile for art from the GDR and subsequent traditions. In Cottbus, this curatorial stance now becomes an open experiential space where painting is not only viewed but collaboratively produced. According to the official artist statement, Murillo works across media with painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, video, and performance; his practice often relies on participation and shared experience. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/museum/?utm_source=openai))

Participation, Rhythm, and the Visible Traces of the Moment

The openness of the format is particularly appealing: drawing, writing, marking, layering. From individual gestures, a visual cartography of shared thoughts emerges, intertwining social experience with artistic form. In the industrially shaped ambiance of the Diesel Power Plant, this work gains a striking spatial effect. The exhibition utilizes the architecture of the house as a resonance body for collective image production. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/oscar-murillo-social-mapping-11/))

Art Mediation and Visitor Experience

BLMK offers regular opening hours at the Cottbus location from Tuesday to Sunday, 11 AM to 7 PM, as well as barrier-free access via elevators. For culture-interested visitors, this creates a particularly accessible art experience that can be easily combined with a tour of the museum. Participation in Social Mapping is free according to the event information. ([blmk.de](https://www.blmk.de/))

Conclusion: Those who visit Oscar Murillo's Social Mapping experience art as a living process rather than a finished object. The project connects participation, contemporary art, and museum education into a strong cultural event. A visit is absolutely worthwhile – for all who want to not only see modern art but also co-create it. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/oscar-murillo-social-mapping-11/))

Official Channels of Oscar Murillo:

• Instagram: no official profile found
• Facebook: no official profile found
• YouTube: no official profile found
• Website: no official profile found

Sources:

• City of Cottbus/Chóśebuz – Oscar Murillo. Social Mapping
• BLMK – Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art
• BLMK – Opening Hours and Information at the Cottbus Location
• Gagosian – Oscar Murillo Artist Page
• Cottbus Tourism – Event Entry Oscar Murillo. Social Mapping