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title: "Leipzig Festival of Lights 2026 | \"PERPETUUM\" - Katja Heitmann"
url: "https://lichtfest.leipziger-freiheit.de/en/festival-of-lights-programme/leipzig-festival-of-lights-2026/5-perpetuum-katja-heitmann"
description: "On 9ᵗʰ of October, the Leipzig Festival of Lights 2026 commemorates the autumn of 1989 with light installations and candles. The project \"PERPETUUM\" can be shown at Dittrichring."
language: "en"
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PERPETUUM

Katja Heitmann (Hamburg)

 

Katja Heitmann collects and preserves ‘human movement’. More than 2,500 people have already donated their personal movements. In **PERPETUUM**, visitors to the Leipzig Festival of Lights now encounter ‘movement donors’ who took part in a workshop in Leipzig. On the 9ᵗʰ of October, they will appear on a monumental scale. Visitors come face to face with them and hear the stories behind their movements. In a sea of light, their own movements also become visible. The **project workshop** brought together people from a wide range of backgrounds across the city. The participants reflected Leipzig’s diversity: employees from companies such as DHL contributed with the same dedication as students from Leipzig schools – including the Werkstufenzentrum Mahlmannstraße – and participants in various courses at VILLA.

**PERPETUUM** received the ILO Award in 2025.

 

*PERPETUUM* at a glance

### Dittrichring 12-16

Location

### Immersive video installation

Project type

### Katja Heitmann, Hamburg

Artist

 

 

A portrait of artist Katja Heitmann
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Portrait einer Frau mit kinnlangen, dunklen Haaren und schwarzem Oberteil

**Katja Heitmann** works at the intersection of choreography and installation. She explores what moves people and creates pared-back, precise visual spaces. As a ‘choreographic sculptor’, she investigates movement as a material and focuses her works on clear concepts. Her projects are often created in dialogue with urban communities.

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