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Collage & Collaboration – Mail Art as Creative Practice and Cultural Resistance
In August 2021, something quietly radical happened at Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport: Collage & Collaboration, an international Mail Art exhibition, transformed a former military airfield into a space of artistic exchange and collective creativity.
This project, initiated by Lars Schumacher, Rainer Wieczorek, and Susanne Schumacher, brought together hundreds of creative contributions from around the world. The venue—Weather Station House 104—served as the center of a global network of artistic correspondence. Artists sent in collages, letters, postcards, and assemblages. Everything was accepted. No jury, no censorship, no competition. Every work was valued equally, forming a shared visual story.
The exhibition followed in the tradition of 1960s Mail Art, inspired by artists like Ray Johnson. This movement rejected the idea that art needs to be approved or owned by institutions. Instead, it embraced connection, communication, and creativity without limits. In today’s fast digital world, sending something by post—slow, tangible, personal—became a powerful and poetic act of resistance.
The space was more than a gallery. It was alive—a mix of archive and stage, process and performance. Visitors could create their own collages on-site, blurring the line between observer and participant. Live performances added energy and depth: mask theater by Marianne Buchwald (Chicago), a dance piece by Ellyzabeth Adler (Chicago Dance Theater), and percussion by world musician Uli Meinholz (Sundari).
Historically, collage has always lived between destruction and repair, from Dada and John Heartfield to the experimental Fluxus movement. Collage & Collaboration honors that legacy, turning it into a shared, cross-border experience. The exhibition wasn't static—it was a living lab for new ideas and a celebration of art as shared imagination.
At a place once known for international departures, a different kind of travel took place: through images, words, and gestures. This project reminded us that art can still be a Social Sculpture—open, participatory, and full of transformative potential.
International Participants
COLLAGE & COLLABORATION – Mail Art Exhibition, Tempelhof, Berlin
Algeria Issam Larkat
Argentina Claudio Mangifesta, Stella Maris Velasco, Joze Mizdraji, Rosa Gravino, Claudia Garcia
Australia Flora Georgiou
Austria Kevin G. Brandtner, Horvath Piroska, Kathrin Holl, Klaus Pinter
Belgium Luc Fierens, Steven Jans, The Wasted Angel, Anne Gilis, Frips, Laurent Wilmet, Miche-Art-Universaiis, Silvia Dubois, Paul Verhulst, Mireille Engelbert
Brazil Eni Ilis, Paulo Teles
Canada Dame Mailarta, Snappy, Toan Vinh La, Susan Gold
China Wei Teck
Croatia Juraj Jonke, Darja Mrdjen
Czech Republic Zdeněk Sima, Jitka Kopejtkova
Denmark Paul Poclage, Mariana Salmaso
Estonia Ilmar Kruusamäe
Finland Anja Mattila-Tolvanen, Biot Gustav, John Gayer
France Audrey Muller, Christophe Masse, Isabelle Derrieux, Katerina Mandarik, Marielle Conte, Matthew Rose, Michel Dejean, Michel Della Vedova, Philippe Pissier, Studio Orta, Diana Righini, Catherine Gangloff
Germany Anke Aust, Brandstifter, Elke Grundmann, Gabriele Klimek, ginalori, Horst Tress, Ingeborg Siemers, Johann Leschinkohl, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Juliana Hellmundt, Klaus Groh, Lia & Nele, Lutz Anders, Lutz Beeke, Lutz Wohlrab, Peter Schubert, Rainer Wieczorek, Sigismund Urban, Sugar Irmer, Dörte Schmidt, Dietrich Schneider, Susanne Schumacher, Texas Fontanella, Thorsten Fuhrmann, Uwe Höfig, Wolfgang Günther aka Nula Horo, Edition Janus, Jörg Seiffert, Michael Hall, Wilfried Obornik, Morelli, Negin Pirouzmandi, Michael Georg Bregel, Winston Kelley, Roland Halbritter, Andrea Wallgreen, Barbara Ihme, Sandra Kruse, Matthias Harnisch, Joachim Buchholz, Mirko Sievers, Charlotte Geister, Friedrich Schumacher, Maks Dannecker, Martina Becker, Lars Schumacher
Greece Maria Chorianopoulou, Periklis Costopoulos, Katerina Nikoltsou, Nik Agortsas, Demetrio Coutarellis, Panagiotis Vougas
Hungary Aranyi Sandor, Biro Ildiko, Marosi Kata
India Nafisa Sayed
Israel Root Yarden
Italy Alessandra Schiavinato, Baitistella Elisa, Bruno Pierozzi, Daniele Virgilio, Enzo Correnti, Giovanni & Renata Stradada, Mirta Caccaro, Moreno Menarin, Maya Lopez Muro, Oronzo Liuzzi, Pier Roberto Bassi, Roberto Scala, Ruggero Maggi, Serse Luigetti, Vittore Baroni, Roberta Savolini, Chiarla Bertoncello, Diego Racconi, Mimicha "Skinaz" Finazzi, Francesco Cornello, Massimo Medola & Much Hands, Cristiano Pallara, Bruno Chiarlone, Angela Caporaso, Renata Di Palma, Morice Marcuse, Sylvano Pertone
Japan Keiichi Nakamura, Ryosuke Cohen, Tohei Mano
Lithuania Mindaugus Zuromskas
Mexico Emilio J. Carrasco, Irma Soria, Leslie Arroyo (Lesh Morosseleta), Rebeca Martell, Cohen Asher
Morocco AsMa Tadouart
Netherlands Carmen Heemels, Jan-Willem van der Looij, Leslie Atkins, mizdruk, Piet Franzen / SIDAC, Renee Bouws, Ejup Deari
Poland Raphael Nadolny, Julia Kawczyńska
Puerto Rico Marie Court
Romania Andrei Alecsandru Pantea, Eduard Jakabhazi, Jakabhazi Alexandru, Nono Zilahi, Valentina Stefanescu, Ovidiu Petca, Teodor Stefan, Ana-Maria Stefan, Diana Oană, Stefan Balog, Elena Cristea
Russia Alexander Limarev
Serbia Natasa Marinkovic Petric, Ugljesa Colic
Slovenia Vlado Goreski
Spain Daniel de Culla, Pedro Bericat, Sabela Bana, Valdor, Manuel Xio Blanco, Miguel Jimenez, El Taller de Zenon
Sweden Ottmar Bergmann, Kai, Leo, Max
Switzerland Mittivana Taglioni, Ivana Taglioni
Turkey Şahnaz Yilmaz, Derya Avci, Evren Sahin, Hakan Demir, Hikmet Sahin, Meral Agar, Sait Toprak, Kemal Ozyurt
United Kingdom Dadaland, Amanda Lynch, J.C. Synthetics, James Gillen, Julie Vanbortel-Matevish, Kevin Gillen, Lola Gonzales, Picasso Gaglione, Nicola Winborn, Michael Leigh
United States of America Adam Roussopoulos, Allan Bealy, C. Mehrl Bennett, Camela Rizzuto, Daniel C. Boyer, Cynthia Petry, David Stanley Aponte, Elle Mercurio, Esther Kamkar, Honoria Starbuck, Jeff Bagato, Jim Leftwich, Joel Cohen, Joey Patrickt, John M. Bennett, Judith A. Skolnick, Lady Silvia Soares Boyer, Olchar E. Lindsann, Marianna Buchwald, Sharon Anderson, Sharon Silverman, Stickerdude, Thornton, Connie Jean, Michelangelo Mayo, Tafu, John Held Jr., Jennifer Weigel, Worldfred, East Berlin, Kendall Reid, Jon Foster, Rosalie Gancie, Big Rock Candy Mountain
Venezuela _guroga
Call for Submissions: COLLAGE & COLLABORATION
Deadline: July 15, 2021
Theme: Collage & Collaboration – from two becomes one
Exhibition: August 5–8, 2021
Location: Tempelhof Airfield, Berlin (House 104)
Mailing Address: Lars Schumacher, Mittelstraße 37, D-31303 Burgdorf / Hannover, Germany
Email: larsschumacher@okok.de
Child-friendly format
Max. entries: 3 per artist
Max. size: 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in), portrait format
Additional Info
Additional Info: Open call for all forms of collage and mail art collaboration. No jury, no fees, no censorship—every entry will be exhibited. Originals remain with the organizers; digital documentation will be shared with all participants. Works may be shown both digitally and in local exhibitions, with potential for inclusion in further international shows.
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