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From Havana to Burg Giebichenstein

Topic: Art Academies and Academic Exchange
Periods:
  • 1985
Artists:
  • Teresa Casanueva
The artist Teresa Casanueva came to study textile arts at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle in 1985 and stayed in Germany in 1989.
Interview with Teresa Casanueva in her Berlin studio on 18.05.2022

The artist Teresa Casanueva (born 1963) came to study textile arts at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle in 1985. After a year of German language training in Cuba, she was delegated to Halle through the official student exchange between the GDR and Cuba. For her studies, Casanueva completed a year of preliminary practical training in a weaving mill in Halle. She lived on the Burg Giebichenstein campus and describes her studies as a time of very good working conditions and positive contacts with students and teachers. She was particularly impressed by the active and politically very controversial culture of discussion within the university.

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    The artist Teresa Casanueva came to study textile arts at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle in 1985 and stayed in Germany in 1989.
    Artists:
    • Teresa Casanueva
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