Setting off, on the move, (never) arriving, being dependent/strange/other/free—a guest. Inviting, welcoming, caring, exchanging, and offering a platform. In a time marked by mobilization, by the global circulation of data, objects, goods, and bodies too; in a time, in turn, when stringent attempts are being made to preclude the refuge and migration movements of people, Kunstraum Lakeside reflects on the capacity to accommodate others. The 2024 annual program asks what being a host is all about. Hospitality is ultimately a phenomenon permeated by power effects.