Laura Nitsch follows traces of the disobedient, the stubborn and the unexpectedly witty in queer desire and working-class experience. Drawn to stories that refuse to disappear, she works with film, writing and scraps of memory. Her practice moves between observation and speculation, tracing how resistance takes form and how other kinds of economies and relations might emerge.
Violett
4K Video, 29 Min., English / German with english subtitles, 2022/2023
Violett explores the historical connections between poverty and queerness in public spaces. Starting with the physical practice of cruising, the film moves through different times, materials and archival gaps, following forms of desire that informally, resistively and often invisibly appropriate space. Historical court records from socialist Red Vienna at the beginning of the 20th century serve as the starting point for the work. They refer to the repression and stigmatisation of queer/lesbian workers, but also to the rebelliousness and resistance of queer and proletarian realities of life. By combining archival fragments, animation, sound and performance, Violett creates a hybrid counter-narrative in which observation, memory and speculative gestures overlap.
Galerie im Körnerpark
27 June – 7 October 2026
Galerie im Körnerpark
Schierker Straße 8
12051 Berlin
With works by Ana María Millán, Anaïs Senli, Ella C Bernard, Kamal Aljafari, Martins Kohout, Nooshin Askari, Xenia Bond, Zuzanna Czebatul
Bärenzwinger
19 February – 10 May 2026
Bärenzwinger
Im Köllnischen Park
10179 Berlin
With Ran Zhang and Lolo & Sosaku
Galerie Im Turm
11 February – 15 March 2026
Galerie im Turm
Frankfurter Tor 1
10243 Berlin
Screening programme with video works by Crystal Z Campbell, Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard & Zayne Armstrong, John Smith, Laura Nitsch, Marta Popivoda.
With a shadow intervention from Anaïs Senli & Eduardo da Conceição.
Kunstraum Bethanien/Kreuzberg
18 October 2025 – 11 January 2026
Kunstraum Bethanien/KreuzbergMariannenplatz 2
10997 Berlin