Zwangsarbeit und Widerstand

www.aufarbeitung-kampnagel.de

Kampnagel has stood for contemporary performance, dance and theatre for 40 years. But the history of the site goes back much further: the factory's past under National Socialism has been little analysed to date. The crane manufacturer Nagel & Kaemp became "KampnagelAG" in 1934 and was converted into an armaments factory from 1939-45 - with hundreds of forced labourers housed in six company-owned camps. It is long overdue for the art centre to address this history: A project team is currently dedicating a two-year process to in-depth research and the conceptualisation of a communication strategy for this history. The aim is to use digital means to develop an innovative prototype for cultural institutions to engage with the past as a pioneering, responsible culture of remembrance. This process is open to the public from the outset. Meetings are held every two months to present the current state of knowledge of the artistic research team and to create space for suggestions, questions and networking. The research officers Sophia Hussain and Simone Rozalija Thiele invite you to join them on a critical search for clues.

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