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Lütfiye Güzel

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Lütfiye Güzel, born in Duisburg in 1972, is a poet and has been publishing poems under her own label go-güzel-publishing since 2014. In 2014, she received the Fakir Baykurt Culture Prize of the City of Duisburg and in 2017 the Ruhr Literature Prize. Her current book ich.soll.ruhiger.werden is recommended poetry 2024 (German Academy for Language and Poetry).

In her poems, Lütfiye Güzel observes the everyday and the human between humour and melancholy and at the same time paints a pointed, socio-critical picture of the present. The resistant potential of Lütfiye Güzel's poetry is also evident in the way she incorporates materiality and craft into her works: newspaper clippings assembled into collages yield a different meaning and passages of text are given a new interpretation by deleting words or sentences.

Marl

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Marl von Nikita Teryoshin

An older woman in a pink outfit with heart motifs leans against a white tiled wall. Behind her, a poster with red heart balloons is visible.

© Nikita Teryoshin

Two artificial hands with long, decorated nails stand in a store window. Next to them, a color palette displays various nail designs.

© Nikita Teryoshin

A small white dog looks out from a stroller behind a metal table with empty coffee cups. The scene is lit with strong lighting.

© Nikita Teryoshin

A mannequin in a store window with cold lighting. Additional mannequins and a reflection are visible in the background.

© Nikita Teryoshin

A dark underpass with a red-lit ceiling and a stained concrete wall. A graffiti tag reading "Banksy" is visible on the wall.

© Nikita Teryoshin

A man with a camera stands inside a clothing store with a SALE sign. In front of him, sweatshirts with the word "Perfect" are displayed.

© Nikita Teryoshin

A tray with two cups of coffee and pastries, held by a person wearing a white winter jacket. The pastries include a powdered sugar donut and a glazed fried ring.

© Nikita Teryoshin

Close-up of a tattooed man holding a dog leash. Beside him, a Chihuahua wearing a blue jacket sits attentively.

© Nikita Teryoshin

A vending machine labeled "Pink Date" in neon lights, surrounded by snack and drink dispensers. Inside the machine is an oversized plush panda costume.

© Nikita Teryoshin

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Nikita Teryoshin

Nikita Teryoshin, photographs defense exhibitions worldwide. His award-winning book “Nothing Personal” was published in 2024.

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