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… further information
"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… further information
M L Casteel, from the series: American Interiors, Untitled (Gun & Hamburger), Archival Pigment Print, 2014
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HOME AGAIN
HOME AGAIN. Migration | Home | Memory
The world is undergoing a process of transformation, resulting in an increasing number of crises. Due to globalization, climate change, technological developments, wars, and their far-reaching consequences, as well as political and demographic changes, familiar structures vanish without being… further information
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Radio Garden
If you always wanted to listen in on radio programmes from all over the world — welcome to Radio Garden. Forget the distance between sender and receiver, Radio Garden knows no geographical or man-made barriers.
The Minster Square is the perceived centre of Ulm. It's where people left behind traces of their respective civilisations. These traces, which that are more than four millennia old, are much older than the Minster itself. Archaeologists found them when they studied the excavation pit and the… further information
Foto: SP/Stadthaus
Bronze busts of Hans and Sophie Scholl, created by Otl Aicher
100 Jahre Otl Aicher
Hans and Sophie Scholl
Busts, createt by Otl Aicher
If you ascend the stairs to the first floor at the Stadthaus, you encounter two bronze busts: the effigies of Hans and Sophie Scholl. The siblings were partisans of the resistance group "Die Weiße Rose" (the white rose), who were sentenced to death and executed at the prison in Munich-… further information