When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition is open on September 26, 2026, from 10 AM to 4 PM. The entire exhibition runs from August 27, 2026, to January 2, 2027, and is accessible Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM.

How much does admission cost?

Admission to the exhibition LIGHT TOUCHES is free.

Is the exhibition accessible?

Yes, the exhibition is accessible through three floors of Palais Bellevue.

Are there accompanying events?

Yes, the program includes discussions, a leporello workshop, a reading titled The World in the Window, and a conversation with Brigitte Zypries.

Where does LIGHT TOUCHES take place?

The exhibition takes place at Palais Bellevue, Schöne Aussicht 2, 34117 Kassel.

Who is presenting the exhibition?

The exhibition was designed by artist Barbara Beisinghoff, whose focus is on paper art, watermarks, printmaking, and poetic installations.

LIGHT TOUCHES: How Barbara Beisinghoff transforms paper, poetry, and light

Name: LIGHT TOUCHES
Start: 2026-09-26T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-26T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Palais Bellevue

LIGHT TOUCHES: When paper, poetry, and daylight converse

At Palais Bellevue in Kassel, Barbara Beisinghoff unfolds a quiet, concentrated artistic experience. Her exhibition LIGHT TOUCHES transforms the historical windows of the house into light-permeable picture spaces. Delicate handmade watermark papers connect the inside and outside while the changing daylight reveals and conceals filigree structures.

Watermarks as poetic traces

Barbara Beisinghoff's works traverse the realms of paper art, printmaking, installation, and poetic text art. The watermarks are created through special processes in the mold, through sewn-in glasses, Lunaria seed pods, or water jet drawings. Light penetrates the gossamer thin areas of the paper and turns material into a lively drawing.

In the historical Palais Bellevue, this art achieves a special spatial effect. The numerous windows of the building, constructed in 1714 for astronomical studies, become thresholds between the visible and invisible. Light draws, probes, and alters the perception of the spaces.

Literature, philosophy, and aesthetic experience

The exhibition connects visual art with literary and philosophical voices. On the ground floor, the work in front of the semi-circular supraporte windows refers to the Sohar, the Book of Splendor, and to the first spark of light as the first word. On the second floor, visitors encounter texts by Christa Wolf, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Gaston Bachelard, and Marina Tsvetaeva.

The texts are not merely accompanying material but an integral part of the installation. They structure the perception of the works and open up thoughts about language, memory, space, and perception. A particularly poetic moment occurs in the library, where three levels of watermarks slowly rotate over one another.

An exhibition as a walkable light composition

Across three floors, a finely curated visual drama develops. On the first floor, an axis connects an ochre-colored watermark in the parlor with the white work Light of the eye and of the mind in the opposite room. The color tension between warmth and brightness creates a calm yet precisely composed spatial effect.

In the astronomy room, watermark images stand at the north and east windows. In a showcase lies the book KUPFERSTICHE BEWOHNEN from Gaston Bachelard's Poetics of Space, as well as a white sheet with a poem by Marina Tsvetaeva, whose words were written with water jet. The artistic experience relies on slow contemplation: forms, fibers, shadows, and nuances of light unfold step by step.

Cultural education and accompanying events

A printed brochure accompanies the accessible path through the exhibition. Discussions, a leporello workshop, a reading, and other mediation formats deepen the engagement with paper art, literature, and space. Highlights include a conversation with art historian Susanne Jakubzcyk, a workshop with Susanne Mihm-Lutz, the reading The world in the window featuring prose and letters from Rosa Luxemburg to James Salter, and a discussion with Brigitte Zypries.

Thus, LIGHT TOUCHES connects aesthetic experience with cultural education. The exhibition is aimed at art enthusiasts, literature lovers, and anyone wishing to engage in a decelerated perception of light, material, and language.

Conclusion: A quiet artistic experience with lasting impact

LIGHT TOUCHES greets visitors with transparent paper works, poetic texts, and an extraordinary exhibition atmosphere at Palais Bellevue. Barbara Beisinghoff not only makes light visible but also experienceable: as movement, touch, and transition between inside and outside. Anyone wishing to experience art as a sensuous exploration and a space of intellectual resonance should definitely visit this exhibition live in Kassel.