About
The Team
Jan Stradtmann (Artistic Director)
Jan Stradtmann is a photographic artist, based in the Dübener Heide, Saxony, Germany. He holds an MA in Photographic Studies from the University of Westminster, London. His work has featured in solo exhibitions in Lyon, Rome and Darmstadt and in a number of group shows including at the Noorderlicht International Photofestival, Groningen, NL; Institute of International Visual Arts, London and The Photographers Gallery, London. The Passage Art-Residency-Programme was founded by Jan in 2021.
Andrea Jaeger (Artistic Director)
Andrea Jaeger is an artist-researcher, lecturer and educator in photography. Her practice explores sensousness, femininity and disruption in photographic production through fieldwork, deep listening and visual thinking. Jaeger is currently an AHRC funded PhD Doctoral candidate at Nottingham Trent University’s Fine Art Department and teaches on the BA Photography programme at De Montfort University (Leicester, UK). She is the co-director of Passage and chairwoman of Polygona Art Association.
Josephine Kaatz (Programme Director)
Josephine Kaatz has a Master of Media and Film from the University of Leipzig and a degree in Photo Editing Studies from Ostkreuzschule Berlin. She works as a freelance picture editor for various clients and magazines such as GEO, Monopol, art Magazin, Zeitmagazin, Walden, Vice. She offers conception, research and training for magazines, publishers and festivals in the field of applied and artistic photography as well as illustration with a focus on society, art and nature. Josephine also works as a photographer. She has been photographing lakes for several years and published the results in the book series ‘Take Me to the Lakes’. Influenced by her experiences as a wildlife tracker, her photographic work explores traces of animals and nature in the man-made environment.
The Association
‘Passage’, temporary artist residencies in the region of the Dübener Heide, initiated by Polygona Kunstverein e.V. (Polygona Art Association). Founded in 2022 and based in Bad Düben, Saxony, Polygona addresses global issues such as structural change, tradition and sustainability on a local level. To this end, Polygona creates spaces for artistic exchange and organises workshops, lectures, artist residencies and supports research initiatives and school projects. Polygona sees itself as a promoter of artistic interdisciplinarity.
Imprint
Polygona Kunstverein e.V.04849 Bad DübenGermanyRegistered: Amtsgericht LeipzigRegistration number: VR 7867
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We would be delighted if you would like to support the association’s activities with a donation.The association is registered as a non-profit organisation.Bank details:GLS BankIBAN DE02430609671319209900BIC GENODEM1GLS
Contact
KOBRA Cultural Network
Ferropolis Foundation for Industrial HeritageFörderverein Hofgestüt Bleesern e.V.Gedenkstätte KZ Lichtenburg Prettin / Stiftung Gedenkstätten Sachsen-AnhaltKultur- und Heimatverein Christiane Eberhardine e.V., PretzschKultur- und Kunstverein Kemberg e.V.Naturpark Fläming e.V.Polygona Art Association e.V., Bad DübenResearch Library for Reformation Studies WittenbergLEUCOREA foundation, WittenbergVerein Dübener Heide e.V.Kollektiv für Verbesserung e.V, Pretzsch
Other Network Partners
BUND, BerlinDeutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresdenf/stop, Festival for Photography LeipzigGanztagsschule Ernestine Reiske, KembergKunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale)LMBV, LeipzigMibrag, ZeitzOberschule Bad DübenYouth Club 83, Wolfen
