Open process – Podcasts
CPPD podcastepisode “Erinnerungsfutur”:
Panel discussion “Practices of Remembrance in Digital Spaces”
This podcast episode is a recording of the panel discussion “Practices of Remembrance in Digital Spaces” with Dr Jonas Fegert(@jonasfe ), Nhi Le(@nhile_de ) and Susanne Siegert(@keine.erinnerungskultur ) , moderated by Benjamin Fischer(@bennympfischer ), which took place on 8 October 2025 as part of the CPPD festival ‘MEMORY MATTERS’ at OFFENER PROZESS – a documentation center on the NSU complex in Chemnitz.
Digitalization opens up new possibilities for the culture of remembrance – from AI-supported interviews with contemporary witnesses to holographic encounters and globally accessible digital archives. At the same time, new challenges arise. As this year’s European Capital of Culture, Chemnitz is a city of contrasts – characterized by lively diversity and, at the same time, by the challenges of a violent past. The Offener Prozess – a documentation center on the NSU complex – embodies this engagement with local history and offers a special setting for discussing the future of remembrance culture and exploring digital methods without compromising the integrity or significance of physical places of remembrance. The experts address the question of how digital methods can transform the culture of remembrance. They discuss both opportunities – such as new approaches to historical experiences or innovative communication formats – and risks, such as questions of authenticity, manipulation or the use of private platforms.
In ERINNERUNGSFUTUR, scholars, artists, intellectuals, and activists share their work and perspectives on cultures of remembrance in Germany and Europe. This series is part of the DialoguePerspectives e.V. podcast.
Speakers: Nhi Le, Dan Thy Nguyen, Vu Thanh Van, Vu Van Pham; Editorial team: Hannah Blumas, Angela Mani, Nihal Çalışır; Audio-Edit: Gal Yaron Mayersohn; Film Glitch by Snowflake ©2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (3.0) license; Illustration: Rosa Viktoria Ahlers; Curators: Jo Frank, Johanna Korneli, Max Czollek | © 2025 DialoguePerspectives e.V. | http://www.cppdnetwork.com
Fishbowl discussion: How does “The East” remember?
Fishbowl discussion as part of the Pochenbiennale 2025.
How does “The East” remember? In an open fishbowl round, we invited people to discuss the culture of remembrance: How do personal experiences influence our view of the past? How is history processed artistically? How do archives preserve subjective impressions?
Voices from the documentation center
Episode 1: with Hannah Zimmermann
Zeran Osman talks to Hannah Zimmermann about how the path to a documentation center developed. There are also interesting facts about the NSU complex, racist structures and continuities, artistic and political projects and realizations that commemorate, show solidarity with those affected and educate preventively.
