Past exhibitions and events

"Under Water" is both a radical break and a consistent continuation of Hans-Christian Schink’s previous work. Known for his precisely composed large-format photographs, his new body of work constitutes a radical change in his photographic method because he accepts chance as a factor in the image making process.

In May 1990, 30,700 genetically modified petunias have been planted on the premises of the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne. The plants had been given a maize-gene, turning the petunias’ petals salmon-coloured instead of white. This was the first time in Germany, that genetically modified plants were allowed to grow outdoors. This was preceded by lengthy parliamentary debates, elaborate approval procedures, and fierce protest by environmental activists. After the trial, all plants were destroyed to prevent the spread of the genetically modified petunias.

Thursday, April 11th, 2024, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 13th, 2024, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 14th, 2024, 6 p.m.

The trial of the crimes committed by NSU (National Socialist Underground) ended six years ago. Beate Zschäpe, the last surviving member of the trio, was sentenced for life on ten counts of murder. In the middle of last year, the last court of enquiry of the Bavarian Landtag published its final report.

Still, some questions remain unanswered: Questions by the victims’ relatives, who want to know how this could happen, questions for the state, its secret service, and for our society. It is necessary to keep the memory alive and to keep looking for answers.

Photographs of the Orient by Katharina Eglau
The Near and Middle East are the cradle of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A fascinating web of cultures, religious practices, and ethical principles developed due to this co-existence. However, since then the Orient has increasingly been the source of fanaticism, narrow-mindedness, and violence in the name of religion and autocracy.
Katharina Eglau and her husband, the late Middle East correspondent Martin Gehlen have been observing the beauty and the crises of the Orient.

‘How can integration be accomplished?’ In times of elevated levels of forced migration, this question has become a political issue that is being discussed between the opposing poles of a culture of welcome and lockdown. Migration however is by no means a new phenomenon, but an integral part of German DNA, especially since the economic miracle. But the current debate still ignores the experience of migrants who have already been living here for a long time. The photo series ‘I become German’ by Maziar Moradi is having a closer look at the issue.

In 2008 Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper entitled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” in response to the financial crisis. This text was the birth of a new paradigm, the blockchain.

Based on Nakamoto’s vision, people around the world created a new infrastructure that could be used to transfer assets, information, and much more.