Leaving on a High Note

Nils Bergmann

Title	Leaving on a High Note
Author	Nils Bergmann
Description (de)	"Leaving on a High Note" ist eine Reflexion über Schönheit und das Medium Buch. Die Arbeit bringt vielfältiges visuelles Material, von gescannten Fotografien und Kunstwerken über handgezeichnete Textilmuster bis hin zu in Auftrag gegebenen künstlerischen Beiträgen, zusammen. Als eine Art poetisches Moodboard geht das Projekt der Frage nach, wie sich Atmosphäre, Schönheit und visuelle Intuition durch Kuration im Zusammenspiel mit materiellen Entscheidungen formen lassen. Das Papier wurde akribisch gewählt, um die Betrachtung um eine haptische Ebene zu erweitern. Die Bindung durch den Rücken des Hardcovers verweist auf den konzeptuellen, redaktionellen und praktischen Prozess, der zum finalen Objekt geführt hat. Das Buch enthält künstlerische Beiträge von Alva Bücking sowie Zeichnungen von Charlotte Singer. "Leaving on a High Note" wurde im Rahmen einer Ausstellung gezeigt, die die Stimmung des Buches in den Raum übertrug. Die Soirée fand am 17. Dezember 2025 im ZKM Pavillon in Karlsruhe statt und umfasste eine Installation und eine Chorperformance. Der Chor wurde von Leonie Inga Klopstock geleitet und mit von Anton Schüler designten Krägen ausgestattet.
Description (en)	"Leaving on a High Note" is a reflection on beauty as well as on bookmaking. It is a collection of diverse visual material ranging from scanned photography and artworks to hand-drawn textile patterns and commissioned artistic contributions. It functions as a poetic moodboard, exploring how atmosphere, beauty and visual intuition can be shaped through curation and material decisions. The paper was chosen meticulously in order to introduce a refined tactile experience to the act of viewing. The work is bound with thread punched through the hardcover spine, referencing the conceptual, editorial and practical process that led to the final object. The book includes commissioned work by Alva Bücking as well as drawings by Charlotte Singer. "Leaving on a High Note" was shown in an exhibition that translated the book’s mood into the space. The soirée took place at the ZKM Pavillon in Karlsruhe on December 17, 2025 and featured an installation alongside a choir performance. The choir was conducted by Leonie Inga Klopstock and outfitted with collars by Anton Schüler.
Category	Installation Printmedium Ausstellung Fotografie Aufführung Konzeptuelles Werk
Type of project / creative work	Chorperformance Rauminstallation Installation Performance Gesang Ausstellung Buch
Keywords	Diplomarbeit 2025
Date	17.12.2025
Contributors	Alva Bücking :künstlerischer Beitrag Charlotte Singer :künstlerischer Beitrag Leonie Inga Klopstock :Chorleitung Anton Schüler :künstlerischer Beitrag Leon Stark :Fotografische Dokumentation Vincent Carl Becher :Poster Dans Jirgensons :Poster
Thanks to	Paul Bailey Vincent Carl Becher Alva Bücking Rahel Diederich Till Engelhardt Marie Faaß Line-Gry Hørup Dans Jirgensons Tobias Keilbach Leonie Inga Klopstock Susanne Kriemann Ida Kuczewski Barbara Kuon Isabel Motz Tereza Ruller Luis Rüttiger Jana Schmeckenbecher Anton Schüler Isabel Seiffert Moritz Kamil Simon Charlotte Singer Lilith Stumpf Pierre Zimmer Petra Zimmermann HfG Chor
Language	Englisch (eng)
Location: institution	Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Karlsruhe ZKM Pavillon
City	Karlsruhe
Country	Deutschland

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- Leaving on a High Note – Book
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  Die Fotografie zeigt das Buch in der Installation im ZKM Pavillon.
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  Der Scan zeigt vier Doppelseiten aus dem Buch.
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  Die Fotografie zeigt das Buch in der Installation im ZKM Pavillon.
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  Die Fotografie zeigt die Installation und die Chorperformance im ZKM Pavillon.
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