Local with KOU

Our theme for March is LOCAL.
Unser Thema im März ist “LOCAL” (Veranstaltungssprache ist Englisch; Networking auf Deutsch/Englisch).

Local (pronounced lo·cal) in Portuguese means “being a resident or native to a particular area.”

Our Santos chapter had this to say about the significance of this month's theme:
“We are proud to be from Santos. The feeling of loving the city but sometimes moving away. The benefits of belonging somewhere.”

So, how does where you’re from define who you are? How do different spaces foster that sense of connection? How can we develop and strengthen bonds with the people around us?

It’s time to remind ourselves that community happens in neighborhoods not just on screens.

Our speaker this month is Kaustav Majumdar (KOU), an Indian-born, Germany-based contemporary artist and scenographer.

Working between realism and abstraction, KOU coined the term Neo Vividism to describe his exploration of color, memory, and light. His paintings transform fleeting moments into vibrant emotional landscapes where perception and time dissolve into sensation.

KOU regularly appears at creative and cultural events across Germany, including Venice Design Week and Wurzel Festival, and has created live drawing and digital art experiences in Berlin and Freiburg. You can view his beautifully vivid work on his instagram (@idea.kou) or website.

With spring a-bloom in Freiburg, we would love to have our audience come together to hear from KOU and then sip some coffee while we take in and sketch some of our beautiful surroundings. The plan is to meet at the Carl-Schurz-Haus - if the weather is decent, we will walk across the street to Columbi Park together for a 'sip & sketch'. If it is too cold or wet, we will cozy up in the library together.

Join us on Friday, March 20th at 8AM at the Carl-Schurz-Haus, Eisenbahnstr 62 in Freiburg to 'sip & sketch' with KOU.

This month’s theme was chosen by our Santos chapter in Brazil and illustrated by Simone Matias.