28.11.2026—OPEN WA~TER No2

Ingrid Hoelzl, Dong Zhou and Kai Er Eng with “TOUR DE FORCE” and Sujin Lee with “The Virgin Ghost’s Monologue” will share their works at our next OPEN WA~TER. Venetsiana Kalampaliki will host the Micro Labs and facilitate a discussion between the artists and the audience.

Both projects explore violence, resistance and self-empowerment through movement and sound. While Ingrid Hoelzl, Dong Zhou and Kai Er Eng investigate the cycle of violence in abusive relationships, Sujin Lee draws on Korean horror traditions to explore tensions between desire, patriarchal structures and feminist emancipation.

About the works

TOUR DE FORCE — Ingrid Hoelzl, Dong Zhou & Kai Er Eng

TOUR DE FORCE is an interdisciplinary project exploring the cycle of violence in abusive relationships through sound, movement and performance. Combining psychoacoustic composition and dance, the work examines experiences of powerlessness and self-empowerment. At OPEN WA~TER, the artists will share their ongoing research in a workshop-like format, introducing the concept, testing excerpts of the composition and choreography, and inviting the audience to reflect on their emotional responses and share feedback.

The Virgin Ghost’s Monologue — Sujin Lee

The Virgin Ghost’s Monologue is a choreographic research project exploring the tensions between violence, resistance and desire within patriarchal society. Drawing on the figure of the Virgin Ghost from Korean horror traditions, Sujin Lee investigates its psychological states through movement and sound, questioning traditional representations and exploring possibilities of feminist emancipation. At OPEN WA~TER, she will share a work-in-progress from her ongoing artistic research.

The SHD/ Studio Hammer Deich and OPEN WA~TER is funded by the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media.