Desire Paths // On traces of longing and (re)making space

Also known as trails, Desire Paths initially appear as casual traces of everyday movement. But they make visible how space is shaped through use, exclusion and appropriation.
The group exhibition Desire Paths // On traces of longing and (re)making space at the Kleine Humboldt Galerie invites you to follow these traces.

Together with five artistic positions and a mediation program consisting of participatory formats, it approaches alternative ways of thinking and living and sets new points of orientation. In interdisciplinary formats - from installations to painting, photography, audiovisual art and performance - the works deal with questions of community, digital realities of life as well as memory, identity and visibility.

A special highlight is the finissageas part of the Project Space Festival, where the exhibition space itself becomes an experimental area. On this day, Itchi Fleischer (they/them) will create a performance in which her own body becomes both the object and carrier of violence and the dehumanization of the female. The performance unfolds as a situated event - as a Desire Path that manifests itself completely both spatially and symbolically over the course of the festival day.

New paths emerge when we walk them together.

free admission | 17.06 - 20.06.2026

Artists:inside:
Lauriane Daphne Carl, Nico Dietz, Itchi Fleischer, Oljanna Haus, Amber Hummel, Peter Ormerod

Program:
Wednesday 17.6. (18-22) Vernissage

Thursday 18.6. (16-20)
- Desire Walk, 19.00

Friday 19.6. (16-20)
- Desire Walk, 17.00
- Performative reading by Amber Hummel, 20.00

Saturday 20.6. (16-22) Finissage
- Performance The Goat, the Flesh, the Gaze by Itchi Fleischer, 18.00
- After-Party KHGxAbartig @Marmorbar, 23.00

Further information about the exhibition and the program can be found on our Instagram account @kleinehumboldtgalerie!

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Desire paths are routes we create ourselves, beyond the planned. They are quiet traces of movement shaped by habit, need, and longing. What may appear as casual traces of everyday movement at first ultimately reveals how space is continuously negotiated, reshaped, and claimed.
The group exhibition Desire Paths // On traces of longing and (re)making space, presented by Kleine Humboldt Galerie, invites visitors to follow these traces.

Bringing together five artistic positions and a participatory program, the exhibition explores alternative ways of thinking and living. Across interdisciplinary formats - from installation and painting to photography, audiovisual art, and performance - the works engage with questions of community, digital realities, memory, identity, and visibility.

A major highlight is the finissage as part of the Project Space Festival: the exhibition space will be transformed into an experimental field. Artist Itchi Fleischer (they/them) presents a performance in which the body becomes both object and carrier of violence and the dehumanization of the feminine. The performance unfolds as a situated event - a desire path that fully materializes both spatially and symbolically over the course of the festival day.

New paths emerge when we walk them together.

Admission is free | 17.06 - 20.06.2026

Artists:
Lauriane Daphne Carl, Nico Dietz, Itchi Fleischer, Oljanna Haus, Amber Hummel, Peter Ormerod

Programs:
Wednesday 17.6. (18-22) Vernissage

Thursday 18.6. (16-20)
- Desire Walk, 19.00

Friday 19.6. (16-20)
- Desire Walk, 17.00
- Performative reading by Amber Hummel, 20.00

Saturday 20.6. (16-22) Finissage
- Performance The Goat, the Flesh, and the Gaze by Itchi Fleischer, 18.00
- After-Party KHGxAbartig @Marmorbar, 23.00

Follow us on Instagram(@kleinehumboldtgalerie) for more information about the exhibition and the program!