Resonance. Six Voices, Two Cities

Exhibition at VILLA 102

Resonance. Six Voices, Two Cities brings together six young artists from Hochschule für Bildende Künste – Städelschule Frankfurt and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. The exhibition is the result of a vibrant exchange, developed during six-month residencies at the respective institutions and continued in the artworks themselves, shown now together for the first time at Villa 102. On view are expansive installations and works across various media that place body, space and history in productive tension. By mapping and reimaging urban landscapes, the artists and their works become part of a relational experience. Resonance invites visitors to encounter artistic positions that reflect on the experiences of travelling, arriving and being in between.

With Abdul-Salam Alhassan, Neal Hoey, Sopo Kash, Priscilla Kennedy, Daniel Arnan Quarshie and Ana Paula dos Santos  

The exhibition is curated by KfW Stiftung and part of the collaboration Frankfurt Moves! between the Hochschule für Bildende Künste–Städelschule, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) and KfW Stiftung.

Accompanying Programme:

Vernissage

Wednesday I 02.12.2026 I 18:00-21:30 
18:30 Welcome & Curatorial Introduction
19:30 Protect Me From What I Feel, Performance by Sopo Kash (short version 15 min)
The artists will be present
 

Tour in Conversation (in English)

Friday I 04.12.2026 I 17:00-18:00

Kumasi visits Frankfurt: Prof. Kwaku Boafo Kissiedu (KNUST) guides through the exhibition, offering insights into international art production together with the artists.
 

Guided Tours (in German)

Sunday I 13.12.2026 I 15:00-16:00
Thursday I 07.01.2026 I 18:00-19:00 
Sunday I 17.01.2026 I 15:00-16:00 
Sunday I 31.01.2026 I 15:00-16:00 
Wednesday I 03.02.2026 I 18:00-19:00
 

Every Thursday I 15:00-17:00

The curatorial team will be on site.
 

Curator’s tour with Aperitif (in German)

Wednesday I 16.12.2026 I 18:00-19:00 
Thursday I 21.01.2027 I 18:00-19:00
 

Premiere: OTHERHOOD Act II

Sunday I 07.02.2027 I 15:00-16:00
Performance by Sopo Kash

The interdisciplinary performance explores motherhood, care work and migration. Drawing on interviews with first-generation migrant mothers, it creates a polyphonic landscape of care, displacement and belonging. The work asks how these voices are heard and valued.
 

Finissage

Sunday I 21.02.2026
from 14:00

Performance (with) City Walk with Neal Hoey
Artist Bazar with Drinks & DJ

The artist Neal Hoey invites you to a performance (with) city walk. Taking his work on display in the exhibition as a starting point, participants will explore locations together that raise questions about queer visibility in public space. While wandering through Frankfurt city centre, a new perspective on sculpture, space and encounters will unfold.

More information about the Artist Bazar coming soon.

Admission for the public programme is free. Capacity is limited, registration via the website is required. The guided tours take place with a minimum of 5 participants.

Image Credit: 

Abdul-Salam Alhassan, Detail from the series Crossing the blue line, 2025, inkjet print, LED light, MDF (c) Abdul-Salam Alhassan, Photo: Augustine Paredes