The BBK shop window has been in Dessau since October 2022 – now it is becoming the site of a special community project. The artists’ association “Dessau und Umgebung”, or DuU for short, which has come together under the umbrella of the BBK, is currently working on an unusual idea: the “Mechanical Shop Window”.
This is the prototype of an art presentation machine that will display various works by Dessau artists in the BBK shop window. The special feature: the artworks are moved by a mechanical construction and presented to the public in a new way – a moving gallery in public space. Visitors can set the machine in motion at the touch of a button and actively discover the works. This idea was realized in close collaboration with the creative minds of the Werkstattcafé.
With the “Mechanical Showcase”, the participants are taking up a project that students of the historic Bauhaus were already working on.
The mechanical showcase is scheduled to go into operation on September 1, 2025 – initially without artistic works. From October onwards, changing group exhibitions will be presented mechanically every month.
Parallel to the construction of the machine, a contribution was made on the Offener Kanal Dessau, which presents the project idea and the artists involved.