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The literary-artistic soirée once again offers a sensuous as well as cross-disciplinary experience: visual arts and literature that draw from the richness of travel and cultural exchange.

The exhibition at Forum Frohner tells the story of a friendship between two artists from completely different cultural backgrounds and highlights their artistic common grounds. In the works of the Korean artist Park Seo-Bo and the Austrian artist Adolf Frohner, we discover interfaces between Buddhist thinking and the knowledge of Western art history.

The readings and conversations with Felicitas Hoppe and Erik Fosnes Hansen introduce two international literature stars who both published fascinating books about travel and the experiences that one can build on through travel. Their literature is worldly wise, deepening awareness and their brilliant writing is full of ideas.

In cooperation with Forum Frohner

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Felicitas Hoppe b. 1960, is a German writer. Her works are often based on travel experiences, including her journeys around the world on a container ship. She has won numerous prizes, including the Georg Büchner Prize in 2012. She cooperates with artists for individual projects and lectures on poetics in German- and English-speaking countries. Recently published: Nibelungen, 2021. At a time when talking on one’s own account increasingly dominates literature, Felicitas Hoppes’ sensitive and melancholy storytelling, with a special sense for humour, encircles the secret of identity. Jury, Georg Büchner Prize

Erik Fosnes Hansen b. 1965, is a Norwegian writer. He wrote his first novel aged eighteen and, after its publication in 1985, the book became an instant literary hit in Norway. His second book Psalm at Journey’s End already became an international bestseller. His novels have been translated into 30 languages. Recently published in German: Hummerleben, 2019. Erik Fosnes Hansen narrates with a linguistic elegance that is truly impressive. WDR Kultur