“BE HAPPY!” – this attitude shapes the work of the Frankfurt artist THOMAS BAYRLE (*1937). With humor and a critical eye, he engages with central themes of Western society: the relationship between individual and mass, religion and society, as well as consumption and pop culture. Characteristic is his principle of the Superform – many individual elements come together to form a large shape while remaining visible as individual parts.

The project begins with a visit to the exhibition at the SCHIRN. Afterward, the young people develop their own artistic works related to the exhibition’s themes in their facilities. They are supported by art educators from the SCHIRN team. All materials for the practical work will be provided. The conclusion is a presentation of the created works at the SCHIRN.

If you work in a youth center or intensive class and would like to participate with a youth group, please contact the project coordinator Olga Schätz by Monday, February 16, at the latest.

With 10 groups and 133 participants, the largest SCHIRN DOMINO project to date took place in autumn 2025 alongside the exhibition STEPHANIE COMILANG. COORDINATES AT DAWN.

The project began for the young people at the end of October with an exhibition visit. In November, they then created their own works in 3 workshop projects. The participants crafted monarch butterfly sculptures with ribbons woven into the wings bearing wishes for the future. Inspired by Comilang’s monumental ocean shots, they produced ocean dioramas – incorporating personal symbols for their past, present, and future into the waves. Using storytelling strategies, the young people developed audio recordings inspired by Comilang’s poetic narrative elements. Text elements in the participants’ native languages highlight linguistic diversity and their pluricultural identities. The groups were supported throughout the project by freelance art mediators. The finale was a pop-up presentation of the resulting works at SCHIRN.

In January and February 2025, over 60 young people from Frankfurt intensive classes and youth centers discovered the political art of HANS HAACKE at SCHIRN. Inspired to engage with themes like empowerment, power, protest culture, and institutional critique, they drew on current debates, experimented with materials and media, and created their own works with political messages – including Conversation Cubes, card games with democratically decided rules, and anti-monuments. The finale was a pop-up exhibition of their works at SCHIRN.