--- title: "Episode 2: Opening Talk" date: 2026-09-28 last_modified: 2026-09-28T15:53:38+02:00 generated_at: 2026-09-28T18:11:00Z url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/event/opening-talk-iasw-ep-2/" description: "With Denise Mawila, Paul Spengemann and Ian Waelder" image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Paul-Spengemann_spin-jump-crawl-climb-dream-bite-hunt_2024-ongoing_c_Paul-Spengemann-und-Produzentengalerie-Hamburg-1920x1281.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Episode 2: Opening Talk - ![Portrait of a smiling woman with braided, full hair wearing a black top with stars.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Denise-Mawila_c_Foto-Firle.jpg) Portrait Denise Mawila © Foto Firlé - ![Golden threads dangle under a bridge, casting shadows on the ground and creating a creative, artistic atmosphere.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Denise-Mawila_Prise-Ignatz-Bubis-Bruecke_xqm-Frankfurt-M._2011_c_Heiner-Blum.jpg) Denise Mawila, Prise (Ignatz-Bubis Bridge, xqm Frankfurt am Main, installation view, 2011) © Courtesy of the artist, photo: Heiner Blum - ![A man with dark hair stands in front of a stone wall, surrounded by nature and a satellite dish in the background.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Paul-Spengemann_c_Nikolas-Geier.jpg) Portrait Paul Spengemann © Nikolas Geier - ![Green light installation with geometric shapes in a dark room.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Paul-Spengemann_spin-jump-crawl-climb-dream-bite-hunt_2024-ongoing_c_Paul-Spengemann-und-Produzentengalerie-Hamburg.jpg) Paul Spengemann, spin jump crawl climb dream bite hunt, 2024-ongoing, Laser projection, installation view; courtesy of the artist and Produzentengalerie Hamburg. © Photo: Paul Spengemann - ![A young man with curly hair, glasses, and a t-shirt in front of a illuminated cityscape.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Ian-Waelder_c_Eike-Walkenhorst.jpg) Portrait Ian Waelder © Eike Walkenhorst - ![Birds sit on a glass facade, one pecking at a feeder. Movement of one bird in the air is visible.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Ian-Waelder_Self-Portrait-As-My-Fathers-Nose_2025_Kestner-Gesellschaft_c_John-Forest_Volker-Crone.jpg) Ian Waelder, Self-Portrait As My Father's Nose, 2025, Fassadeninstallation aus acht Pappmaché-Abgüssen einer Tonplastik von Juan Waelder, dem Vater des Künstlers; Ausstellungsansicht in der Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, 2025 © Foto: John Forest und Volker Crone, Courtesy by the artist and carlier|gebauer (Berlin/Madrid) and diez (Amsterdam) - ![Portrait of a smiling woman with braided, full hair wearing a black top with stars.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Denise-Mawila_c_Foto-Firle.jpg) Portrait Denise Mawila © Foto Firlé - ![Golden threads dangle under a bridge, casting shadows on the ground and creating a creative, artistic atmosphere.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Denise-Mawila_Prise-Ignatz-Bubis-Bruecke_xqm-Frankfurt-M._2011_c_Heiner-Blum.jpg) Denise Mawila, Prise (Ignatz-Bubis Bridge, xqm Frankfurt am Main, installation view, 2011) © Courtesy of the artist, photo: Heiner Blum - ![A man with dark hair stands in front of a stone wall, surrounded by nature and a satellite dish in the background.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Paul-Spengemann_c_Nikolas-Geier.jpg) Portrait Paul Spengemann © Nikolas Geier - ![Green light installation with geometric shapes in a dark room.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Paul-Spengemann_spin-jump-crawl-climb-dream-bite-hunt_2024-ongoing_c_Paul-Spengemann-und-Produzentengalerie-Hamburg.jpg) Paul Spengemann, spin jump crawl climb dream bite hunt, 2024-ongoing, Laser projection, installation view; courtesy of the artist and Produzentengalerie Hamburg. © Photo: Paul Spengemann - ![A young man with curly hair, glasses, and a t-shirt in front of a illuminated cityscape.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Ian-Waelder_c_Eike-Walkenhorst.jpg) Portrait Ian Waelder © Eike Walkenhorst - ![Birds sit on a glass facade, one pecking at a feeder. Movement of one bird in the air is visible.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Ian-Waelder_Self-Portrait-As-My-Fathers-Nose_2025_Kestner-Gesellschaft_c_John-Forest_Volker-Crone.jpg) Ian Waelder, Self-Portrait As My Father's Nose, 2025, Fassadeninstallation aus acht Pappmaché-Abgüssen einer Tonplastik von Juan Waelder, dem Vater des Künstlers; Ausstellungsansicht in der Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, 2025 © Foto: John Forest und Volker Crone, Courtesy by the artist and carlier|gebauer (Berlin/Madrid) and diez (Amsterdam) - ![Portrait of a smiling woman with braided, full hair wearing a black top with stars.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Denise-Mawila_c_Foto-Firle.jpg) Portrait Denise Mawila © Foto Firlé - ![Golden threads dangle under a bridge, casting shadows on the ground and creating a creative, artistic atmosphere.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Denise-Mawila_Prise-Ignatz-Bubis-Bruecke_xqm-Frankfurt-M._2011_c_Heiner-Blum.jpg) Denise Mawila, Prise (Ignatz-Bubis Bridge, xqm Frankfurt am Main, installation view, 2011) © Courtesy of the artist, photo: Heiner Blum - ![A man with dark hair stands in front of a stone wall, surrounded by nature and a satellite dish in the background.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Paul-Spengemann_c_Nikolas-Geier.jpg) Portrait Paul Spengemann © Nikolas Geier - ![Green light installation with geometric shapes in a dark room.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Paul-Spengemann_spin-jump-crawl-climb-dream-bite-hunt_2024-ongoing_c_Paul-Spengemann-und-Produzentengalerie-Hamburg.jpg) Paul Spengemann, spin jump crawl climb dream bite hunt, 2024-ongoing, Laser projection, installation view; courtesy of the artist and Produzentengalerie Hamburg. © Photo: Paul Spengemann - ![A young man with curly hair, glasses, and a t-shirt in front of a illuminated cityscape.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Ian-Waelder_c_Eike-Walkenhorst.jpg) Portrait Ian Waelder © Eike Walkenhorst - ![Birds sit on a glass facade, one pecking at a feeder. Movement of one bird in the air is visible.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Ian-Waelder_Self-Portrait-As-My-Fathers-Nose_2025_Kestner-Gesellschaft_c_John-Forest_Volker-Crone.jpg) Ian Waelder, Self-Portrait As My Father's Nose, 2025, Fassadeninstallation aus acht Pappmaché-Abgüssen einer Tonplastik von Juan Waelder, dem Vater des Künstlers; Ausstellungsansicht in der Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, 2025 © Foto: John Forest und Volker Crone, Courtesy by the artist and carlier|gebauer (Berlin/Madrid) and diez (Amsterdam) - ![Portrait of a smiling woman with braided, full hair wearing a black top with stars.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Denise-Mawila_c_Foto-Firle.jpg) Portrait Denise Mawila © Foto Firlé - ![Golden threads dangle under a bridge, casting shadows on the ground and creating a creative, artistic atmosphere.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Denise-Mawila_Prise-Ignatz-Bubis-Bruecke_xqm-Frankfurt-M._2011_c_Heiner-Blum.jpg) Denise Mawila, Prise (Ignatz-Bubis Bridge, xqm Frankfurt am Main, installation view, 2011) © Courtesy of the artist, photo: Heiner Blum - ![A man with dark hair stands in front of a stone wall, surrounded by nature and a satellite dish in the background.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Paul-Spengemann_c_Nikolas-Geier.jpg) Portrait Paul Spengemann © Nikolas Geier - ![Green light installation with geometric shapes in a dark room.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Paul-Spengemann_spin-jump-crawl-climb-dream-bite-hunt_2024-ongoing_c_Paul-Spengemann-und-Produzentengalerie-Hamburg.jpg) Paul Spengemann, spin jump crawl climb dream bite hunt, 2024-ongoing, Laser projection, installation view; courtesy of the artist and Produzentengalerie Hamburg. © Photo: Paul Spengemann - ![A young man with curly hair, glasses, and a t-shirt in front of a illuminated cityscape.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Portraet_Ian-Waelder_c_Eike-Walkenhorst.jpg) Portrait Ian Waelder © Eike Walkenhorst - ![Birds sit on a glass facade, one pecking at a feeder. Movement of one bird in the air is visible.](https://schirn.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Schirn_Presse_Ian-Waelder_Self-Portrait-As-My-Fathers-Nose_2025_Kestner-Gesellschaft_c_John-Forest_Volker-Crone.jpg) Ian Waelder, Self-Portrait As My Father's Nose, 2025, Fassadeninstallation aus acht Pappmaché-Abgüssen einer Tonplastik von Juan Waelder, dem Vater des Künstlers; Ausstellungsansicht in der Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, 2025 © Foto: John Forest und Volker Crone, Courtesy by the artist and carlier|gebauer (Berlin/Madrid) and diez (Amsterdam) Curators Theresa Dettinger and Matthias Ulrich talk about the exhibition series "In A Silent Way. Sculptures around the SCHIRN" with Denise Mawila, Paul Spengemann and Ian Waelder, the artists featured in the second episode, and explain the concept behind the site-specific project. The event will be held in English. [ Termin wählen und reservieren ](https://schirn.ticketfritz.de) **When** Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7 PM **Notes** Free entry. Admission starts at 6 PM "In A Silent Way. Sculptures around the SCHIRN" is a group exhibition presented in several episodes in the publicly accessible outdoor grounds of the SCHIRN in Bockenheim. The multi-part show sets out to capture the transience and fragility of environmental phenomena and transform them into aesthetic experiences. In doing so, the artworks enter into a relationship with their surroundings and the forces of nature – with sun, rain and wind, as well as the rhythms of day and night. The second episode presents works that interact with wind and incoming light, with birds and wintry weather, and with the darkness of the season: the installations "Prise" (2000/2026) by Denise Mawila and "Self Portrait As My Father's Nose" (2025/2026) by Ian Waelder, and the nocturnal laser projection "spin jump crawl climb dream bite hunt" (2024–ongoing) by Paul Spengemann.