MAKE-UP WORKSHOP
Fri 7 February, 4:30—6:30 p.m.

With the make-up artist Christina Neuss.
The number of participants is limited, please register at info@temporarygallery.org

Parallel to the make-up workshop, the open costume workshop will take place again next Friday from 3:30 to 7:30 pm. No registration is required here.

In cooperation with M*Treff Alte Feuerwache, ROOTS & ROUTES Cologne e.V., Rutfront Fastelovendsbund e.V. and the artists, costume and make-up artists Hilma Bäckström, Brigitte Dunkel, Sarah Ferreira dos Santos, Nora Hansen, Jil Lahr, Christina Neuss, Paula Noller and Corinne Riepert.

In plain language: The make-up workshop will take place on February 7 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The make-up artist Christina Neuss will lead this workshop. Please register as the number of participants is limited. The open costume workshop continues every Friday between 3:30 and 7:30 pm until February 21. You do not need to register and can simply drop in. Artists lead the workshop and help with the design. Everyone can sew costumes, build and be creative. The aim is to develop new ideas for the carnival. The workshop aims to challenge typical carnival costumes. Creative and individual costumes are created. The art scene and carnival have a long connection: For example, artists* have always organized costume parties and incorporated political themes into carnival by designing carnival floats. In the costume workshop, we want to work together to ensure that everyone in the room feels comfortable and that no one is hurt. That's why we make sure that no one is excluded.

Christina Neuss is a make-up artist and works for cinema and series productions. In this context, she is committed to the visibility and participation of marginalized groups, to diversity in crews and on screen. Her artistic practice, which includes performances and acting, focuses on the examination of origin, class and gender identity.

The open costume workshop is a format of the Temporary Gallery. It takes place every Friday between 31.01. and 21.02. from 15:30 to 19:30. The workshop is a temporary space led by local artists where costumes can be artistically developed. Everyone is welcome here to design, sew, build, learn and exchange ideas. The Cologne Carnival can be prepared in a safe environment, and there is room for any questioning of the festival.

The costume workshop aims to encourage people to think about the practice of dressing up and the transformative potential of costuming beyond the boundaries of stereotypical carnival costumes. For these are now part of the fast fashion movement - the cheapest materials are poorly made so that they can hardly be worn for more than one season. In addition, the selection of affordable costumes is very limited and characterized by a norm-binary, sometimes sexist and racist world view. The scope of possibilities and free fantasies - who or what one would like to dress up as - often seem limited, manipulated by the influences of the omnipresent consumer society and at the same time also a question of the social environment. In terms of content, the format deals with the practices of dressing up in the context of customs and tradition, but also wants to break away from many practices and gain its own perspectives. In this way, carnival can be viewed in a new light and artistically shaped.

The Cologne art scene and the Cologne Carnival, as a place of political debate and satire based on the democratic right to freedom of expression, have always been closely intertwined in the past—artists designed carnival floats, backdrops for carnival shows and organized costume parties. The artists' festival Laange Ent (1920s), the activities of the Ahl Säu (founded in 1946), the Lumpenball at the Kölnischer Kunstverein and the carnival party DA BA DEE? at Temporary Gallery (2020) are just a fraction of the avant-garde impulses that used artistic means and strategies to help shape the Cologne festival, and not infrequently and not often enough, as it were, to question and thwart militaristic, patriarchal structures.

Program:
Costume workshop
31 January — 21 February 2025
Fridays 3:30—7:30 p.m.

7 February, 4:30 p.m.
Make-up workshop with Christina Neuss
(Registration is requested at info@temporarygallery.org)

14 February, 6:00 p.m.
DIE BLAUBERGER (1983-85)
A slide show with lecture by Brigitte Dunkel

21 February, 5:00 p.m.
Nubbel building workshop with Hilma Bäckström and Jil Lahr
(Registration is requested at info@temporarygallery.org)

22 February
Joint participation in the ghost parade with interested costume workshop participants

28 February—Save the Date!
Cadavre Exquis carnival dinner
More information will follow soon!

We are still happy about material donations! These can be dropped off Mondays and Thursdays between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and on Fridays from 11 a.m. or picked up by arrangement within Cologne.

Everyone is welcome! The costume workshop is free of charge and accessible without registration (except for two workshops, see details). You can bring your own material or draw inspiration from our material pool.

Code of conduct at Temporary Gallery:
The costume workshop in the Temporary Gallery aims to create an accessible, low-injury and barrier-sensitive space as a basis for our togetherness. We do not tolerate any form of racism, sexism, ableism, anti-Semitism, queer and trans hostility, or any other discriminatory, violent behaviour. All event participants agree to our behavioural guidelines. All participants in our programme want to feel comfortable and safe in this space. Therefore, we do not tolerate assaultive, transgressive and/or discriminatory behaviour in any way and reserve the right to exclude people from the event if they violate our code of conduct (which will also be visible in the room). If you feel uncomfortable or witness any abusive behaviour, please contact Lisa Klosterkötter.

Information on the accessibility of the events:
Relaxed atmosphere: The event is designed to be relaxed. This means that everyone is welcome in the room and can stay there even if they are not actively working on something. The rooms can be left and re-entered at any time. Hot drinks and water are provided. A variety of seating furniture (chairs, beanbags, stools) is available.

Physical access: The exhibition rooms are steplessly accessible, unfortunately there is no barrier-free toilet available. The a&o Hostel, about 200 meters from the Temporary Gallery, offers barrier-free toilets.

Language access: The workshop leaders speak German and English. The team is open to providing practical instructions via translation programs in various other languages. We also try to use plain language as far as possible. Questions of understanding are always welcome. Unfortunately, interpretation into sign language cannot be offered.

Contact us: If you have any further needs or access requirements, e.g. pick-up service from a nearby bus stop, please contact us by e-mail at info@temporarygallery.org

Temporary Gallery, Mauritiuswall 35, 50676 Cologne
Further information at: https://www.temporarygallery.org/project/mobile-kueche/

 

Bild:
Performance „Queens“ von Anne Welenc, Maskenbild: Christina Neuss, Foto: Eva Tuerbl