Mosaic of Longing
Sehnsuchtsmosaik
A growing digital artwork in which people express their longings towards political and social conditions.
The central proposition
Longing makes visible the distance between lived experience and democratic commitments.
In civic adult education, this distance can become a starting point for reflection, dialogue and socially responsible action.
Supplementary materials
Five ways of working with Sehnsucht
Each information sheet is available as a PDF download.
Timeline of Longing
Sehnsuchts-Timeline
An interactive history of people whose personal longing became a source of collective change.
Atlas of Longing
Sehnsuchtsatlas
An interactive globe showing how shared motifs of longing change across cultural and political contexts.
Card Set
Kartenset
Seventy culturally specific terms for longing, designed for comparison, reflection and educational dialogue.
Workshop Series
Workshopreihe
Five independent 90-minute modules that translate the project materials into ready-to-use educational practice.
The project behind the materials
S.P.I.E.G.E.L.
Sehnsüchte politisch integrieren, erforschen, gestalten und erleben lernen was developed by Catholic Adult Education Rhineland-Palatinate. The project explores how personal longings can be connected with social conditions, democratic reflection and political education.