Ada Bienkowska lives with her family in Warsaw. She speaks German and Polish as her mother tongue and moved into the Hermitage for 3 weeks with her husband and son. She found the Hermitage through the site Literaturport.de and the ad came as if on cue. Of her time here, she says, “It was magical!” […]
At the end of May the artist Ute Safrin spent 10 days in our Hermitage. Ute studied sculpture in her adopted city of Berlin and had applied to us last year. She wanted to use the time at the Hermitage to try out a new material. It has succeeded in this to the fullest extent. […]
Therese Rink’s stay at the hermitage was just as she had imagined it – only better. In her search for quiet places in nature without the noises of the city, the residence at Rietzer Berg was an ideal component of her 3-months trip through Europe. The South African artist started her travels in Belgium, will […]
Objectively, the hermitage at Rietzer Berg is rather small. But it’s still big enough for three workspaces. In the two-weeks stay of the artist couple Stefanie Müller and Klaus Dietl there was a sound studio inside, a painting studio on the terrace and a sewing shop next to it. The two artists from Munich are […]
Like the impressionists, Sebastian Kommerell was always in the search for light. After searching interesting atmospheres in the surroundings of Rietzer Berg by walking or cycling, he went off with canvas, paint and paintbrush to paint outside. The aspect of time plays a major role when painting in nature, because the atmosphere is to be […]
The Berlin artist Ruth Spichtig was mostly inspired by the storm that swept through the forest during her stay at the art residence at Rietzer Berg. The power of nature and the blown over trees that support each other even after having fallen were the model for her “giants pick-a-stick”. She built this installation out […]
A yellow heart made out of natural soap is now part of the art collection at Rietzer Berg. The heart that is cast into a shape by artist Nadine Karl is supposed to represent the loss of materiality and will be exhibited in public space. Before this object will be displayed at an exhibition in […]
“I loved to have the opportunity to use the hermitage for an art break and creative activities. At my time there, I had all the peace and quiet of the world, spend a lot of time in the woods and found new strenth for being creative on the terrace of the hermitage. The residence with […]
The anthroposophic art therapist Maria Göbel was one of the first visitors of the art hermitage at Rietzer Berg. She spend time there to paint quietly and in solitude with self-made natural colors. Maria paints in the rhythm of the moon and the seasons and also offers workshops – amongst others for producing natural colors. […]
When looking at the tour calender of the Danish artist couple Line Bøgh und Christian Gundtoft you start wondering how they found the time for a two-week break at Rietzer Berg. Their audiovisual project “Linebug” is performing one concert after the other. The singer and songwriter Line and the visual artist Christian have been living […]
