The spinnereischwelm is a registered non-profit association dedicated to promoting contemporary art in rural areas. Located in the heart of Schwelm, the association creates an open space of possibilities for artistic practice, exchange, and social discourse. At the core of its work lie issues of great social relevance: horizontal forms of collaboration in rural contexts, the lived realities of women in the countryside, precarious living and working conditions, as well as questions of the body, sexual, and gender identity. spinnereischwelm e.V. often develops its projects together with the residents of Schwelm—through a participatory process that incorporates the perspectives and experiences of the local community. Among its most recent projects is Fountains, an artistic exploration of bodily boundaries and the taboo of bodily fluids, which—at Schwelm’s former outdoor swimming pool, the Schwelmebad—addressed questions of intimacy, shame, and social norms.