The Questions will culminate with Florian Malzacher’s The Art of Assembly, which brings together artists, activists and thinkers in a longitudinal research study into how and why it matters that we physically assemble, and what this enables – socially and politically – in a time when so much is uncertain.
How could our cities look if they were not still mainly designed around the needs and imaginations of Western white men? What if urban planning began with the perspectives of children, the elderly, migrants, and those who are usually planned for — but rarely listened to? This edition of The Art of Assembly examines how intergenerational, intercultural, and inclusive approaches can transform the ways cities are thought, built, and inhabited. Literary scholar Cecile Sandten understands cities as palimpsests, in which overlapping spatial and representational layers reveal processes of change, power, and interpretation within urban space. Artist and theatre maker Darren O’Donnell discusses how participatory models that centre children and intergenerational exchange can change the social fabric. Sajad Habibi, expert resident elected to the Migration Advisory Board of Chemnitz, brings perspectives from migrant and refugee communities into urban policy and representation.
The Questions at Museum Gunzenhauser is part of the museum’s exhibition programme Best of II: Visitors’ Choice, running from 20 September 2025 – 18 January 2026.
About Quarantine
Founded in Manchester in 1998, Quarantine is an award-winning ensemble of artists and producers making cross-disciplinary work that explores what it means to live right now: qtine.com
‘Quarantine is a remarkable theatre company that has created a body of beautiful, fragile and authentic work, which finds the extraordinary in the ordinary lives of real people.’ Guardian
In collaboration with ASA-FF e.V.
Part of Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025
In cooperation with Allianz Foundation
Supported by Cultural Bridge, Manchester City Council and The Skelton Charity
This project is part of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. This project is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media).
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