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The following text has been machine translated from the German and has undergone no postediting.
For 75 years, the Saarland University and State Library (SULB) has stood for knowledge, research and the cultural memory of the Saarland. It looks back on its history with pride – and looks to the future of digital knowledge with curiosity. Curiosity was also the motivation for the ‘Kunstraum Bibliothek’ (Art Space Library) cooperation project between the SULB and the Saar College of Fine Arts (HBKsaar), with which the SULB is now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
The starting point was the question: How do young artists perceive the world of the library? The resulting works open up new perspectives on knowledge, media and architecture and invite us to ‘re-read’ both the institution of the library and the use and effects of the various media. The exhibition was developed by art students at HBKsaar. They were invited to engage artistically with the SULB building on site and the people who work and study there. Their artworks were created as part of two courses taught by Professor Gabriele Langendorf and Dr Florian Rossbach at HBKsaar.
The exhibition ‘Kunstraum Bibliothek’ will open on 31 October as part of a closed event and will then be on display in the exhibition space and other locations in the library until 30 March 2026. An exhibition booklet with texts by the artists will be available, and a publication on the project will be released in spring 2026. A midissage will also take place on 29 January 2026. Guided tours are available on request.
The Saarland University and State Library (SULB): Founded in 1950 as the central library of Saarland University (two years after the university was founded in 1948), it initially moved into one of the barracks buildings on the Saarbrücken campus – with truckloads of books from France and the collections from its early days in Homburg. Since 1954, it has been housed in the building designed by architect Richard Döcker, which was completely renovated in the early 2000s. Since 1994, it has also carried out its duties as a state library. Together with the Medical Library in Homburg, the SULB is the largest general scientific library in Saarland.
https://www.sulb.uni-saarland.de/
Contributors to the ‘Kunstraum Bibliothek’ project:
Artistic direction: Prof. Gabriele Langendorf, Dr Florian Rossbach.
Other contributors from HBKsaar: Florian Luxenburger and Malgorzata Sztremer.
Participating artists: Victoria Daschiev, Šejla Daudbašić, Julius Gödtel, Mattis Lehmann, Sara Mariani, Jonas Meiser, Sebastian Schütz, Alina Stimm and Laura Weisbrodt
Contributors from the SULB: Catherine Bellaire, Dr Desirée Griesemer, Julian Wichert.
Supported by Saarland University.
The exhibition will be on display at the SULB from 3 November until 30 March 2026. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Campus B1 1, 66123 Saarbrücken
Exhibition poster
Questions answered by:
Catherine Bellaire
Saarland University and State Library
Campus B1 1, 66123 Saarbrücken
T: +49 681 302-2520, c.bellaire(at)sulb.uni-saarland.de