Kunstkraftwerk

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig south side 2016

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig west side 2016

The Kunstkraftwerk (KKW) is an exhibition and cultural center on the former site of the Great Leipzig Tram in Saalfelder Straße 8b.

Foundation and name

The Kunstkraftwerk was founded in 2014 by interior designer Ulrich Maldinger and medical statistician Markus Löffler . The name Kunstkraftwerk refers to its use as an art gallery and its original use as a power station .

history

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig - CENTER FOR DIGITAL ART, 2019

In 1900 the power station was built on the site of the tram station to ensure the traction power supply for the new electric trams in the west of Leipzig . The owner was the Great Leipzig Tram. The power plant had five steam engines powered by lignite, each with a 220 kW direct current generator , a 1100 Ah buffer battery, as well as a rail connection to the Plagwitz train station for the delivery of lignite and removal of the power plant ash. The conversion to a heating and power station as part of the VEB Energiekombinat Leipzig began in 1964. Five old boilers were dismantled and replaced by three KWK2 steam generators (6.5 tons of raw lignite per hour each, with a mechanical moving grate). In 1992 the power plant was shut down. In 2012 the building and the site were bought by Markus Löffler, Professor of Medical Statistics in Leipzig and the architect Ulrich Maldinger. After the majority of the technical systems were dismantled and the roof and infrastructure were renovated, it opened in 2015 as a power plant for art exhibitions, concerts and events.

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Immersive Art Show: WERK in Progress (by Immersive Art Factory)

Today the Kunstkraftwerk is a center for digital art and culture, contemporary design. The focus is on the immersive video installations, 360 degree projections that fill the entire room. The viewer immerses himself in the works, moves around the room and experiences the shows using multimedia.

Immersive art is a new form of art experiment that aims to experience works of art holistically. With projections, images and music, the viewer becomes part of the work. This creates a new approach and enables a broad audience to approach art. In addition to the video installations, the Kunstkraftwerk also sees itself as an open space for exhibitions and installations, including for young artists. The exchange beyond art takes place through scientific lectures and interactive educational offers.

Exhibitions (excerpt)

• since 2019 Immersive Art Show BACH Experience
• since 2019 Immersive Art Show LEONARDO DA VINCI - RAFFAEL - MICHELANGELO. Renaissance giants
• 2016 ILLUSION - Nothing is as it seems

Web links

• Website of the Kunstkraftwerk
• Jürgen Kleindienst: It's not about profit at all, Interview with Markus Löffler, LVZ, Leipzig, August 25, 2017, p. 9 [1]
• [2] ASK HELMUT, KKW-KUNST KRAFT WERK, accessed June 25, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ mdr.de: Leipziger Kunstkraftwerk goes online | MDR.DE . ( mdr.de [accessed on January 24, 2017]).
2. ↑ Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig A place of creativity, illusion, inspiration. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 25, 2016 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
3. ↑ Rolf-Roland Scholze: operating history . Ed .: AG “Historical Local Transport Leipzig” e. V. 2012.
4. ↑ Art instead of coal - Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig goes online. info-tv-leipzig.de, June 16, 2016, accessed on June 26, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 51 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 18 ″  E