transRobota conference, part I
Preparatory conference for the realization of the 7. edition of the Baltic Contemporary Art Biennial in Szczecin

The conference provided information about the curatorial concept of transRobota – the 7. Contemporary Art Biennial to be held in Szczecin in Summer 2007 (on the area of Lasztownia peninsula). The invited artists and conference participants visited Lasztownia - a postindustrial inner-city area with a yet uncertain future. During the following lectures and panel discussions the organizers focused on the questions of transformation and changing labor conditions and the impact that those process might have on the future of Lasztownia. Additionally throughout several presentations comparison was drawn to similar art projects concentrating on revitalization and adaptation of post-industrial spaces. The conference served as a point of departure for the invited artists to develop the artistic ideas and interventions conceived especially for Lasztownia and transRobota project.

Speakers: Marius Babias, Marcin Dos, Grzegorz Ferber, Jacek Jastrzebski, Lech Karwowski, Grzegorz Klaman, Longin Komolowski, Jan Lukaszewski, Anne Peschken, Uwe Rada, Christoph Tannert, Bogdan Twardochleb, Claudia Wahjudi

Artists: Michael Beutler, Mira Boczniowicz, Hubert Czerepok, Danuta Dabrowska, Saim Demircan, Markus Draper, Roland Fuhrmann, Eva Hertzsch, Adam Page, Laura Horelli, Ali Kepenek, Tilman Kuntzel, Ulrike Mohr, Oliver Ressler, Otmar Sattel, Stephan Sous, Roland Stratmann, Joulia Strauss, Andrzej Syska, Urban Art, Andrzej K. Urbanski, Waldemar Wojciechowski

Co-organisers: Kula e.V., Berlin, Germany
Patronage: Ars Baltica