VerSpielT at Schafhof Freising: Art between play, risk, and experiment
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VerSpielT at Schafhof: An exhibition that reorders thinking, perception, and chance
With VerSpielT | Focus > Europe VII, Schafhof – European Art Forum Upper Bavaria invites you to an exhibition that sharpens the view of play, risk, and artistic freedom. The exhibition showcases works by seven artists from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Upper Bavaria, created as part of the European Art Scholarship of the District of Upper Bavaria 2025.
Play as an artistic method
At its core is the question of how playful processes open up new perspectives. The works take up experimentation as an aesthetic strategy and link it to the second meaning of VerSpielT: the moment when something can be lost. This creates a tension-filled exhibition between lightness and uncertainty, between discovery and risk.
A parcours through spaces, images, and sounds
A parcours through the gallery and barrel vault leads through 3D simulations, card games, shadow profiles, phones with nature sounds, and other installation formats. This mix of media, materials, and spatial presentation makes the art experience immediate. Visitors not only move through an exhibition but through a dynamic contemplation of the works.
Europe, present, and experimental art
Under the annual theme Play and Chance, the Schafhof unfolds an internationally conceived exhibition practice. The contemporary works sensitize the view for changes in the environment, everyday life, and society. This is where the strength of this curation lies: it connects art history, cultural education, and current questions of the present in an open, sensual exhibition atmosphere.
Accompanying program and visitor experience
The exhibition includes tours, discussions, workshops, and other formats that deepen access to art. Schafhof is also accessible to people with disabilities; the café is part of the visitor experience. Those who want to experience contemporary art in the context of European exchange programs will find a place here with a special aesthetic experience.
Conclusion: VerSpielT | Focus > Europe VII is more than an exhibition about play. It is an invitation to sharpen perception anew, to experience art as an open experiment, and to engage with surprising visual and spatial ideas. A visit to Schafhof is particularly worthwhile in person, as the materiality, the space, and the atmosphere on site unfold their full impact.
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