Katharina Döbler and Juergen Staack in Düsseldorf: Reading and art dialogue at KAI 10
Date and Time
Location
Price
About this Event
Mood
Venue Type
Literary maps, open paths: Katharina Döbler and Juergen Staack in Düsseldorf
On September 10, 2026, KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION opens a space for literature, art, and memory. As part of the series depart - arrive, author and journalist Katharina Döbler and the Düsseldorf artist Juergen Staack meet. The evening combines reading, conversation, and artistic perspective into a literary experience that places colonial history, family memory, and the fragility of language into a striking tension field. Admission is free; registration is recommended. ([literaturbuero-nrw.de](https://www.literaturbuero-nrw.de/kalender?utm_source=openai))
Between archive and present
Katharina Döbler reads from Your is the Kingdom, a novel that unfolds a family history from personal documents and archive material while simultaneously making a suppressed chapter of German history visible: the entanglement of mission, colonialism, and racism in New Guinea. Döbler, born in 1957, has worked for decades as an author, journalist, and literary critic and is present in the German-speaking literary scene with novels, radio plays, radio features, and theater texts. Her writing combines historical precision with linguistic alertness. ([kaistrasse10.de](https://www.kaistrasse10.de/ausstellungen/aktuell/uncertain-maps.html))
Juergen Staack: Image, language, decay
Juergen Staack contributes the visual and conceptual side of the evening. His interest lies in the language Unserdeutsch, a creole language from Papua New Guinea that is spoken by only a few people today. His works revolve around image production, memory, and media fragility; the exhibited and described artworks clearly show how much cartography, photography, and language are also shaped by uncertainty. Thus, a reading atmosphere arises in which literary quality and visual art do not complement but sharpen each other. ([kaistrasse10.de](https://www.kaistrasse10.de/ausstellungen/aktuell/uncertain-maps.html))
A place with resonance
KAI 10 is located in the Düsseldorf Media Harbor at Kaistraße 10. The exhibition house is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission is free. Public transport connections are available, including lines 706, 709, 707, and bus lines 726, 732, and 723. The location in the former warehouse gives the house a concentrated urban atmosphere that is particularly suitable for discussions about art, literature, and social issues. ([kaistrasse10.de](https://www.kaistrasse10.de/besuch.html?utm_source=openai))
Why this evening is worthwhile
This event connects literary authority with cultural foresight: personal family history, post-colonial reflection, and artistic image research enter into a dialogue that goes far beyond a classical reading. Those who appreciate literature as a space for thought and encounter will experience an evening between text, voice, and exhibition. The audience can expect a concentrated author encounter that sheds new light on questions of origin, memory, and orientation. ([kaistrasse10.de](https://www.kaistrasse10.de/ausstellungen/aktuell/uncertain-maps.html))
Visitors can expect an evening full of linguistic precision, intellectual depth, and artistic perspective shifts. Anyone interested in contemporary literature, readings, and the dialogue between literature and visual arts should experience this date live. ([kaistrasse10.de](https://www.kaistrasse10.de/ausstellungen/aktuell/uncertain-maps.html))
Official channels of Katharina Döbler:
- Instagram: No official profile found
- Facebook: No official profile found
- Website: https://www.katharinadoebler.de/
- Publisher: https://www.kiwi-verlag.de/autor/katharina-doebler-4001373
