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Emotional art: Discover the Pavilion of Fear in Chemnitz!
Cooperation between Chemnitz University of Technology and art collections: Exhibition “Edvard Munch. Fear” from August 10th to November 2nd, 2025. Visit the “Pavilion of Fear”!
Emotional art: Discover the Pavilion of Fear in Chemnitz!
An exciting cultural collaboration will soon be visible in Chemnitz, highlighting the work of famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The Professorship for General Psychology and Biopsychology TU Chemnitz cooperates with the Chemnitz Art Collections to realize the exhibition “Edvard Munch. Fear”. This will be on view at Theaterplatz from August 10th to November 2nd, 2025 and includes both Munch's timeless works and contemporary interpretations.
Visitors can not only admire the works of art, but also take part in interactive events. The “Pavilion of Fear”, a mobile installation, tours through different parts of the city and offers people a variety of communicative offerings. These exciting activities include conversations, singing together, painting, readings and even outdoor cinema screenings. The aim is to explore the emotions and movement behavior of the participants in order to look at the topics of fear and emotions in a new light.
Stations of the “Pavilion of Fear”
The “Pavilion of Fear” will be at the following locations in Chemnitz in the coming months:
- 10. – 12. Juni 2025: Bürgerpark Gablenz
- 14. Juni 2025: KOSMOS Festival am Schloßteich
- 17. – 19. Juni 2025: TU Chemnitz, Mensa Reichenhainer Straße 55
- 24. – 26. Juni 2025: Lessingplatz
- 3. – 4. Juli 2025 und 5. Juli 2025: Frei-Otto-Park
- 10. – 13. Juli 2025 und 17. – 20. Juli 2025: Theaterplatz
- 21. Juli – 3. August 2025: Kunstfestival Begehungen, ehemaliges HKW Chemnitz-Nord, Furth
A special highlight will be the children's preview of the exhibition on August 8, 2025 and the official opening on August 9, 2025. Another important date is the exchange event on June 11, 2025, which deals with everyday worries and fears for the future in the “Pavilion of Fear” in the Gablenz Citizens Park. Here are Professor Dr. Udo Rudolph and his team are particularly dependent on understanding the fears of visitors.
Edvard Munch's influence on art
Edvard Munch is considered one of the most influential European artists, whose works explore profound themes such as love, fear and death. These subjects are often surrounded by an eerie atmosphere that makes viewers think. Well-known works such as “Fear” and “The Scream” address inner conflicts and existential fears. The Leopold Museum has demonstrated Munch's influence on European art in the past by presenting his works and their connection to other artists in an exhibition from October 16, 2009 to January 18, 2010.
The themes Munch addresses are not only of historical importance, but also current. In 1919, Sigmund Freud focused on the psychological aspects of the uncanny in “The Uncanny,” which is of great interest in the context of the upcoming exhibition. These deep psychological questions and the influence of the uncanny run through the entire artistic tradition, which extends from Munch to the Symbolists to artists such as Egon Schiele.
The upcoming exhibition promises to not only showcase Munch's major works, but also explore his artistic influence on the depiction of psyche and emotions. Visitors have the opportunity to deal with the psychological depths and fears captured in the pictures of Munch and his contemporaries. For further information please contact Professor Dr. Udo Rudolph is available at 0371 531-36394 or by email at udo.rudolph@psychologie.tu-chemnitz.de.