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The theme of the Children\u2019s Biennale is \u201cDreams & Stories\u201d. The exhibits approach this in many different ways. V\u00e9ronique Joumard\u2019s \u201cOrange\u201d, for example, consists of a wall painted in bright orange heat sensitive paint. When visitors touch the wall, the warmth of their bodies leaves behind a pale imprint that can still be seen even after they have left the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A children\u2019s council selected the artworks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Children\u2019s Biennale is a collaboration with the National Gallery Singapore, where it appeared last year for the first time. \u201cOrange\u201d, \u201cSketch Aquarium\u201d and the other artworks were all selected by the target group themselves. Curator Florence Thurmes took advice from a children\u2019s council made up of a group of children aged six to thirteen from a youth club in Dresden and the Dresden International School. She presented them with 40 potential exhibits. \u201cThe young people were extremely discerning,\u201d Thurmes tells us. One piece made from polystyrene for example was rejected as the material could not be reused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The supporting programme is also based on wishes expressed by the children. A printmaking workshop, a photo competition in which children have to illustrate their dreams through photography and a theatre workshop are all designed to complement the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The council were also critical of how museums are often not very child-friendly places. \u201cThe children requested more music, more interaction and to be allowed to touch the exhibits. They also asked that everything is not too quiet, so that they can be allowed to be noisy in the exhibition,\u201d says Florence Thurmes. The Children\u2019s Biennale took all these wishes on board, and it works. For many children one visit is not enough. \u201cA couple have told me that they have already visited the exhibition three times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Children\u2019s Biennale runs until 24 February 2019. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participating artists include \u00d3lafur El\u00edasson (from mid-November), F\u00e9lix Gonz\u00e1lez-Torres, Susan Hiller, V\u00e9ronique Jourmard, Mark Justiniani, Jan Kunze (colouring book), Lynn Lu, Stephanie L\u00fcning, Rivane Neuenschwander and teamLab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Japanisches Palais, Palaisplatz 11, 01097 Dresden, Tel. +49 (0)351 49142000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the Children\u2019s Biennale you are not only permitted to be noisy, you are expected to be. The interactive works of art on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":34918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-heart-of-the-city"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"bunter](\"https:\/\/dresden-magazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2_Stephanie_Luening_colored_gallery-1024x683.jpg\")