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Some messages are never sent. The annoyed email to a coworker, the late-night message to a neighbor, the secret love letter to a crush who\u2019s already taken. There\u2019s a place for these messages.<\/strong> <\/p>\n Last year, BOTIN already collected unsent messages via an analog and a digital mailbox. A moving collection of nearly 100 messages has emerged, including numerous letters to ex-partners, mothers and fathers, teachers, prosecutors, and aliens. The shortest message is two words long and was addressed to an asshole; the longest is three typewritten pages long and was intended for a coworker. The oldest message dates back to 1993.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Anonymous” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cDear ex-wife, I’m sorry for what I did to you. I’m sorry for hurting you. 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BOTIN – The Archive for Unsent Messages<\/a> will reopen its collection starting in the summer of 2026, exclusively at three locations in Cologne.<\/strong><\/p>\nDates<\/h2>\n
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Letterbox<\/h2>\n
Take your unsent message out of the drawer, out of the past, or even out of your head, and drop it in our mailbox to let it go once and for all.<\/p>\nTeam<\/h2>\n
Karen Bentfeld<\/strong> Performance
Justine Hauer<\/strong> Performance
Jonas Relitzki<\/strong> Performance
Benedikt Fuchs<\/strong> Music & Sound Design
Cordula K\u00f6rber<\/strong> Costumes
Laura Vennes<\/strong> PR & Marketing (Un-Label)
Nils Rottgardt<\/strong> Production Manager (Un-Label)
Kai Kullen<\/strong> Graphic Design
B\u00e9la Bisom<\/strong> Production\/Administration (Drama K\u00f6ln)<\/p>\n