From 23 November 2025, Anja Utler’s installation if I can only say how_there may be a delicate home will be on display at Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany. The installation includes verses from more than fifty fellow poets, including Rozalie Hirs. Download the brochure here [PDF].
The installation is launched on 23 November 2025 at 12 CET (noon) with performances by Fritz Emslander (welcome), Anja Utler (introduction), Lina Atfah, Lütfiye Güzel, Samuel Kramer (readings), Lina Atfah, Lütfiye Güzel, Samuel Kramer, Anja Utler (round table), and Sabine Küchler (moderation).
The installation wenn ich sagen kann wie __ gibt es ein zartes daheim?/ if I can only say how_ _there may be a delicate home, conceived by Anja Utler (concept, design, curation), engages visitors through acoustic, tactile, and visual experiences. At its core is a collection of poetic voices presented visually: verses are projected onto the walls, arranged in a random sequence generated by a computer program. This dynamic projection is drawn from a collection of verses by a diverse group of poets, expanding over time as visitors are invited to contribute their own linguistic expressions through a multilingual interface. The installation is designed to prioritize individual experience; each visitor has the space entirely to themselves for 20-25 minutes, fostering a personal interaction free from observation or interruption. The installation was designed in collaboration with Tilo Schulz (Werkstatt Morsbroich). The above photograph is by Colum Eickhorn.
Since its founding in 1951, Morsbroich has held a unique place as Germany’s first museum for contemporary art established after World War II. From its inception, the museum has been dedicated to exploring contemporary art’s potential to inspire, challenge, and provoke meaningful reflections within society. A redesign process launched in 2022 addresses the question of current relevance: “How can we transform a museum for contemporary art into a museum that speaks to the present?”
Date: 2025-11-23
Opening hours: 11-17 CET (Tuesday-Sunday)
Location: Museum Morsbroich, Gustav-Heinemann-Straße 80, 51377 Leverkusen, Germany
Participating poets: Astrid Alben, Gisbert Amm, Lina Atfah, Gabeba Baderoon, Lubi Barre, Anja Bayer, Nico Bleutge, Mirko Bonné, Petr Borkovec, Iana Bouk, Yevgeniy Breyger, Carolin Callies, Nancy Campbell, Anne Carson, Don Mee Choi, Mara-Daria Cojocaru, Franz Josef Czernin, Alessandro de Francesco, Lidija Dimkovska, Franz Dodel, Róža Domašcyna, Michael Donhauser, Asaf Dvori, Tarek Eltayeb, Daniel Falb, Brigitta Falkner, Ulrike Feibig, Karin Fellner, Heike Fiedler, Julia Fiedorczuk, Zsuzsanna Gahse, Forrest Gander, Sylvia Geist, Mara Genschel, Nora Gomringer, Andrea Grill, Dinçer Güçyeter, Lütfiye Güzel, Semjon Hanin, Volha Hapeyeva, Mila Haugová, Martina Hefter, Christiane Heidrich, Tobias Herold, Mary Hickman, Rozalie Hirs, Tim Holland, Marte Huke, Dirk Hülstrunk, Nancy Hünger, Hendrik Jackson, Major Jackson, Lisa Jeschke, Yan Jun, Daniel Jurjew, Orsolya Kalász, Kristina Kallert, Maren Kames, NatHalie Karagiannis, Dimitra Kationi, Melanie Katz, Mihret Kebede, Esther Kinsky, Katharina Kohm, Walter Koschmal, Samuel Kramer, Ursula Krechel, Margret Kreidl, Birgit Kreipe, Nadja Küchenmeister, Jan Kuhlbrodt, Norbert Lange, Eva Maria Leuenberger, Léonce Lupette, Tristan Marquardt, Olga Martynova, Marc Matter, Christopher Merrill, Valzhyna Mort, José Muchnik, Chrystyna Nazarkewytsch, Pavel Novotný, Tali Okavi, Brigitte Oleschinski, José F. A. Oliver, Ronya Othmann, Omar Peréz, Marko Pogačar, Marion Poschmann, Ilma Rakusa, Dana Ranga, Monika Rinck, Cia Rinne, Slata Roschal, Andra Rotaru, Mohammed Sadek, Caca Savic, Christian Schloyer, Ferdinand Schmatz, Ahmed Shafie, Mati Shemoelof, Marie Silkeberg, Aleksandr Skidan, Zoë Skoulding, Carlos Soto-Román, Christian Steinbacher, Ulf Stolterfoht, George Szirtes, Katalin Szlukovényi, Barbara Tax, Hans Thill, Kinga Tóth, Mark Tredinnick, Yu-Sheng Tsou, Christian Uetz, Arild Vange, Nikolai Vogel, Sonja vom Brocke, Sibylla Vričić Hausmann, Jan Wagner, Christoph Wenzel, Levin Westermann, Ernest Wichner, Uljana Wolf, Adi Wolfson, Sholeh Wolpé, Kai Chai Yeow, Nora Zapf, Reto Ziegler.