Education and Mediation, Exhibition program

WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS: Exploring surfaces. From structure to collage

Saturday, Nov 8, 2025, 3 pm – 5 pm

On the occasion of Robert Grosvenor’s exhibition, the workshop invites participants to discover the world of materials and textures in a new way. Led by artist and art educator Lara Pigorsch and inspired by Grosvenor’s sculptural approach to form, surface, and space, the participants explore the following question: How can structures be made visible—and translated into independent artistic images? The group first investigates the diverse surfaces in the exhibition space and outdoor area: each material—stone, metal, wood, concrete—has its own story to tell. These stories are captured through frottage (rubbing with charcoal and graphite) and digital scans and used as a starting point for individual artistic experiments. In the workshop room, the collected impressions are further developed using various painting and collage techniques: acrylic paints, modeling paste, sand, or salt transform the two-dimensional structures into lively, relief-like compositions. The interplay of analog and digital levels creates a new visual language—a collage of material, color, and form that makes the tension between surface and depth visible. This is followed by a joint viewing and discussion of the resulting works: The exchange invites participants to reflect on and further develop their own ways of seeing and designing.

Lara Pigorsch completed her training as a state-certified stage dancer. After studying art, music, and media studies at Philipps University in Marburg, she studied fine arts at the art academy in Mounira Al Solh’s class, focusing on performance and multidisciplinarity. In her artistic practice, she explores digital spaces as mirrors of social processes and the power structures inscribed within them. Since 2023, she has been working in art education at the Fridericianum, where she works at the intersection of exhibition content, creative translation, and participation.

Participants are welcome to bring their own smartphones.

Registration via education@fridericianum.org
Workshop admission: 10 Euro material costs plus Fridericianum admission

Event location: Fridericianum