Friday, April 21, 2006
19:00 - open end
at Sissikingkong, Landwehrstr. 17, 44147 Dortmund

Informal get-together with invited guests, participants of the colloquium and the public, including screenings of
Thomas Köner, „Périphériques“, video, 11min, 2005,
Klaus Heid, „Khuza – Kultur ohne Mitte“, video, 15min, 1996

Etymologically, the word periphery can be traced back to its greek origin: to carry something around. In today’s use it designates a growing belt area around a historical city centre. While the centre traditionally symbolizes continuity and political power, the constant state of becoming permits a continuous change. Thus, the motto of the candidature of the city of Essen and the Ruhr area to become the cultural capital of Europe in 2010: „Culture through Change – Change through Culture“ is referring to this connotation. Within this context, the project „Peripherie 3000“ as a strategic platform for networked centres broaches the issue of questioning the idea of periphery within an informal meeting of the Klub Peripherie 3000.