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Participants are selected by the artistic teams, composed of eight Creative Mediators working either individually or in intergenerational tandems. Each brings their own distinct vision and perspective to Manifesta 16 Ruhr and the transformation of former churches into centres of renewed connection and community.
Creative Mediator

Gürsoy Doğtaş

Gelsenkirchen

Gürsoy Doğtaş, curator and art historian, researches labour migration and intersectional queer studies.

45 Participants
Abuzer Güler, Akbar Behkalam, Asimina Paradissa, Atiye Altül, Ayzit Bostan, Azade Köker, Begzada Alatović, Bettina Allamoda, Bureau Baubotanik, Cana Bilir-Meier, Cihangir Gümüştürkmen, Dennis Siering, Emre Abut, Fatma Ceylan, Füruzan ‎, Gašper Kunšič, Gülbin Ünlü, Hanefi Yeter, Hava Güleç, İhsan Ece, İsmail Çoban, Jannis Psychopedis, Judith Hopf, Judith Raum, Julia Logothetis, Justin Lieberman, Mehmet Aksoy, Mehmet Güler, Merve Kaplan, Mesut-Sabuha Salaam, Metin Talayman, Mihály Moldvay, Ming Wong, Muhlis Kenter, Nejla Gür, Nesrin Tanç, Nil Yalter, Özlem Altın, Philipp Gufler, Rıza Topal, Serpil Yeter, Vlassis Caniaris, Weberei Kai, Yıldırım Denizli, Yıldız Tüzün
3 Venues
Creative Mediator

Josep Bohigas

Bochum, Gelsenkirchen

Josep Bohigas, renowned Barcelona-based architect and urbanist, is the First Creative Mediator. Known for reimagining public space and housing, he now shapes the Urban Vision for Manifesta 16 Ruhr and will work in two churches.

4 Participants
Cabosanroque, Curro Claret, Dúo Barber-Palacios, Penique Productions
2 Venues
Creative Mediator

René Block & Leonie Herweg

Essen

In Essen, German René Block, pioneering curator of the Fluxus movement, works in a tandem with Leonie Herweg, Berlin-based curator and co-founder of GROTTO.

20 Participants
Alicja Kwade, Amanda Ziemele, Annika Kahrs, Ayşe Erkmen, Coumba Samba, Donja Nasseri, Evita Vasiljeva, Halil Altındere, Jarosław Kozłowski, Jason Dodge, Katharina Fritsch, Mira M. Yang, Mona Hatoum, Nasan Tur, Navid Nuur, Olaf Metzel, Pravdoliub Ivanov, Šejla Kamerić, SUPERFLEX, William Engelen
2 Venues
Creative Mediator

Anda Rottenberg & Krzysztof Kosciuczuk

Bochum

In Bochum, Anda Rottenberg, one of Poland’s most influential curators and former director of the Zachęta National Gallery, partners with Krzysztof Kosciuczuk, curator and writer with experience from documenta 14 to Muzeum Susch and contributor to Frieze, Mousse and Artforum.

23 Participants
Albe Hamiti, Aline Bouvy, Anka Sasnal, Bérénice Gaça Courtin, Cassidy Toner, Cudelice Brazelton IV, Eva Koťátková, Katarzyna Kozyra, Kateryna Lysovenko, Luc Tuymans, Mabe Bethônico, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Marina Naprushkina, Mehtap Baydu, Mikołaj Sobczak, Mirosław Bałka, Mykola Ridnyi, Nicolas Grospierre, Niklas Goldbach, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Pınar Öğrenci, Wilhelm Sasnal, Zuza Golińska
3 Venues
Creative Mediator

Henry Meyric Hughes & Michael Kurtz

Duisburg, Essen

In Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen, Henry Meyric Hughes, one of Europe’s most experienced curators and former head of the British Council’s Visual Arts Department and Director of Hayward Gallery in London, works with Michael Kurtz, British critic and curator, who writes for Art Monthly, e-flux and ArtReview.

9 Participants
Abbas Zahedi, Athina Koumparouli, Augustas Serapinas, Elizabeth Price, Emil Walde, Julian Irlinger, Lilli Lake, Pele Collective, Sara Bichão
2 Venues