During the workshop, participants will explore two groups of works by Beverly Buchanan – the Frustula Series and the environmental sculptures. During a dialogue-based tour of the exhibition, we will reflect on Buchanan’s interest in buildings and ruins. We will focus our joint observations on the significance of temporality and materiality, referring to the historical and political contexts of her works.

Participants will then carry out their own artistic experiments. First, we will discuss our own attributions of meaning to materials – these can be personal associations or social or political meanings. Participants then cast geometric shapes out of plaster and concrete. Inspired by Beverly Buchanan’s working methods, they experiment with mixing different materials and their effects: sand, stones, apple seeds, colour pigments and leaves create different colours and surface structures. Their own works also convey meaning through form, colour and surface, as well as the connotations of the material and the arrangement of the forms in relation to each other.

Participants are invited to bring their own materials, which they can pour into individual or collective forms during the workshop.

Languages: German, English

Maximum number of participants: 15 people. Ages 14 and up.

Ticket price: regular €20, reduced €15 (reduced)** Tickets can be booked via our ticket website or purchased at the box office on the day of the event.

Concept and workshop guidance: Betty Ndoye, Débora Caro Reyes, Luise Bichler

* Access to the studio is unfortunately not barrier-free.

** Individuals who are unable to pay the regular fee may participate in the workshop at a reduced rate upon consultation. Just write to us and we will find a solution: vermittlung@hausamwaldsee.de

About the programme:
In preparation for and parallel to the exhibition Beverly Buchanan Weathering. With Ima-Abasi Okon, a seminar was jointly organised in the summer semester of 2025 by Menzel-Dach (Humboldt University of Berlin) and Kunst im Kontext (Berlin University of the Arts), under the direction of Jakob Schillinger and Karina Griffith. The seminar focused on exploring Buchanan’s work in relation to the history and present of Black diasporic art in Germany. Conceived as a practice-oriented course, it provided students with a platform to develop proposals for a public programme to accompany the exhibition at Haus am Waldsee. The outcomes will be presented at Haus am Waldsee from December 12 to 14.

We would like to thank all students: Adi Levy Astrhan, Nahed Awwad, Sophie Beck, Jenny Contreras, Layla Gysin, Pascale Espinosa, Selda Haferkamp, Derek Kacirek, Elia Keinprecht, Montika Kham-on, Sena Tabea Nehme, Betty Ndoye, Débora Caro Reyes , Valerie Sinreich, Cecilia Tosh and Patricio Trim.

Beatrice Hilke, Curator, will guide visitors through the current exhibition Beverly Buchanan. Weathering, with Ima-Abasi Okon. The tour will be held in German. Participation is included in the exhibition ticket.

As part of Family Sunday at Haus am Waldsee, we will walk through the exhibition Beverly Buchanan. Weathering, with Ima-Abasi Okon together and explore the colourful drawings and wooden sculptures by artist Beverly Buchanan. Her small huts tell the story of how people use their strength and imagination to shape their homes and lives, and at the same time, the obstacles they encounter in doing so. Inspired by her work, you will then design your own huts. Who lives in your little house?

Max. 20 people. Ages 4 and up, accompanied by parents.

*Free ticket for children under 18. The ticket includes admission to the exhibition.
Booking information: A maximum of 2 tickets for adults and 4 tickets for children can be booked per transaction. For larger groups, we kindly ask you to make multiple bookings.

In German.
Facilitated by: Luise Bichler

Note on accessibility

Dear visitors,
Haus am Waldsee has limited accessibility. If you have any questions about accessibility on Family Sunday, please email us at: vermittlung@hausamwaldsee.de. We will do our best to find solutions for your visit!

Karina Griffith, Professor of Intersectional Visual and Media Theory (Berlin University of the Arts), will guide visitors through the current exhibition Beverly Buchanan. Weathering. With Ima-Abasi Okon. The tour will be conducted in German. Participation is included in the exhibition ticket.

Zehlendorf is considered by many to be a green, quiet district – but traces of Germany’s colonial past can also be found here. On our decolonial tour, we want to make this history visible and ask ourselves:

What colonial interconnections still shape the district today?

How is colonial heritage manifested in public spaces – in street names, monuments or places of remembrance?

And how can we work together to create a decolonial culture of remembrance?

Together, we will explore various locations in Zehlendorf, hear stories of resistance and colonial violence, and discuss perspectives on a more equitable narrative of history. The tour invites participants to think, ask questions and learn together.

Decolonial city tours in Berlin impart knowledge about German colonial history and show how its legacy continues to shape our society and city today. The tours invite participants to reveal colonial continuities in urban spaces – individually, in teams or in organisations – and offer personal, flexible and impressive learning experiences. More information here: https://www.dekolonialestadtfuehrung.de/en

Meeting point: “Tom’s coffee roastery” in the subway station Onkel Tom’s Hütte

The tour will end at Haus am Waldsee.

The tour will take place even if it rains, so please bring an umbrella and rainproof clothing.

Language: German

Duration: ca. 90 minutes

Tour: Justice Mvemba

Ticket price: €15, €12 reduced – incl. entry to the exhibition

Tickets can be booked via our ticket website or at the box office on the day of the event.

Maximum number of participants: 20 people. Ages 12 and up.