We are pleased to announce that Luisa Ringel has been selected as the fellow for the second episode of the Seyir Quartier project.
With the residency in Istanbul, Ringel will continue her artistic and theoretical exploration of the practice of reparative reading – a reading developed by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick that focuses on care, community and solidarity-based visions of the future. Under the working title “Stories of Frailty and Strength: A Reparative Dialogue”, she is planning a multi-part series of events that will make reparative reading a tangible experience as a literary and social practice for cultural exchange.
In cooperation with the author Zelal Dicle Baz, the fellow of the first episode of Seyir Quartier, Ringel will initiate literary dialogues that build bridges between Istanbul and Cologne, between languages, identities and artistic positions.
The jury justified its decision as follows:
“Luisa Ringel impresses with a concept that establishes reparative reading as a practice for cultural exchange. Despite socio-cultural breaks, an experiential space is created that aims at solidarity and shared visions of the future. Ringel’s well-founded theoretical expertise, experience in literary mediation and well-thought-out networking promise a lasting impact beyond the residency.”
Luisa Ringel works in Cologne as an event organizer and curator with a focus on literature and cultural festivals. Among other things, she was part of the program management of lit.COLOGNE POP and the BİRLİKTE-Kulturfest 2024 commemorating the racially motivated nail bomb attack in Cologne’s Keupstraße. Her commitment is to strengthening literary spaces in which remembrance, care and artistic exchange open up new social perspectives.
With her stay in Istanbul, Seyir Quartier – Episode 2 builds on the thematic lines established by Zelal Dicle Baz and at the same time opens up new spaces for a joint, reparative narrative practice between Cologne and Istanbul.
The project is supported by the RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur, the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne and the Kunstsalon Stiftung.
