Visible in Cologne: Kane Kampmann Brings Jewish History to Light
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A destroyed synagogue becomes visible again in light
On November 8, 2026, the Offenbachplatz in Cologne transforms into a place of remembrance of special intensity. The facade projection Visible by Kane Kampmann engages with the destroyed synagogue on Glockengasse, Jewish life in Cologne, and the crimes of the November pogrom of 1938.
Light art as a form of remembrance
Kane Kampmann projects an audiovisual work onto the outer facade of the business house at Glockengasse 2, artistically making the now non-existent place of Jewish life experienceable. Contemporary letters and diaries form the basis for a pictorial approach to the people whose lives were violently extinguished through destruction, exclusion, and persecution.
Historical site, current work observation
The facade projection combines video art, light installation, architecture, and historical memory. Particularly because no photographic evidence of the pogrom night of November 9, 1938, has been preserved from Cologne, the projection develops its own visual language between documentation and aesthetic experience. The facade becomes a moving projection surface, and the urban space becomes an open space for remembrance.
Kane Kampmann's artistic visual language
Kane Kampmann studied free painting and illustration at the Werkschule Cologne. She works as a visual artist with light installations, facade projections, painting, illustration, as well as stage and scenography. Her projects are characterized by the dialogue of space, light, color, and movement. The trilogy Making Visible, funded by the Foundation for Remembrance, Responsibility, and the Future, was nominated for the Top 3 of the Cultural Event of the Year 2022.
An art experience between history and present
The exhibition atmosphere does not arise in a closed museum, but in the middle of Cologne. Visitors experience a temporary installation outdoors, where architecture, projection, and historical memory intertwine. The observation of the work thus acquires an immediate, physical dimension: The site itself becomes part of the art.
Conclusion: Remembrance in public space
Visible provides a poignant access to the history of the Cologne synagogue on Glockengasse and to the Jewish biographies associated with this place. The free facade projection invites people to pause, watch, and perceive the history of this urban space anew. This unique art experience connects cultural education, light art, and a responsible culture of remembrance – an occasion to visit the Offenbachplatz live on November 8, 2026.
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