documenta fifteen, Handbook (2022)

Book cover
documenta fifteen, Handbook, Hatje Cantz, Kassel, 2022, Photos: Nicolas Wefers
Interior view with text, a drawing and a photo
documenta fifteen, Handbook, Hatje Cantz, Kassel, 2022, Photos: Nicolas Wefers
Interior view with text and a large photo
documenta fifteen, Handbook, Hatje Cantz, Kassel, 2022, Photos: Nicolas Wefers
Spine with text
documenta fifteen, Handbook, Hatje Cantz, Kassel, 2022, Photos: Nicolas Wefers
Book coverInterior view with text, a drawing and a photoInterior view with text and a large photoSpine with text

Under the guiding principle of lumbung, the Indonesian collective ruangrupa is less concerned with individual works than with forms of collaborative work. As a reference work, companion and innovative art guide, the handbook offers orientation for these comprehensive processes; it is aimed at visitors to the exhibition in Kassel as well as people interested in collective practice. All the protagonists of documenta fifteen are presented with their work by international authors who are familiar with the respective artistic practice and cultural context. Under the title "lumbung", the book introduces the mindset and cultural background of documenta fifteen and illustrates the artistic work processes with numerous drawings. A chapter on Kassel shows and explains all the locations of the show, including the artists and collectives represented here.