Decolonize–art–perspectives

In cooperation with the fluctoplasma festival, artist Nicholas Odhiambo Mboya and curator Suy Lan Hopmann will discuss institutional decolonisation processes. Together, they will reflect on the extent to which artistic strategies can contribute to the examination of colonial history, how colonial and decolonizing experiences can be expressed in aesthetic and structural approaches to work, and what is needed for institutions to not only take up decolonial practices in terms of content, but also to anchor them sustainably and structurally.

The starting point for the conversation is Nicholas Mboya’s exhibition Utopia – Dystopia. In his multimedia works, the Hamburg-based artist addresses socio-political realities in his home country of Kenya alongside experiences of the African diaspora in Germany.

The fluctoplasma festival will take place from 23 to 26 October 2025, using art to create a space for discourse and diversity – 96 hours for a diverse urban society.