Every city develops its own profile, has its own pulse, which is decisively regulated by both historical and actual power relations. Starting from this premise, Maria Sewcz has created photographic cycles on large cities, including Istanbul (2016–17), Rome (2011–12), Berlin (2013–16), and London (2018 – on-going).

Sewcz’s pieces on cities form the core of her œuvre; they are self-contained, independent groups of works. For Sewcz, large cities are centrifuges of acceleration in modernity and symbolise the great themes of our time.

This exhibition will also feature early work from the years 1979 to 1985, including the cities of Gdansk, Prague, and Leningrad (St Petersburg). The body of work “TR 34; ISTANBUL” will be shown in a room installation. It was created in the period between the attempted coup in Turkey in July 2016 and the constitutional referendum in April 2017.

Framework program

Accompanying events will be announced here on PiB and on the HAUS am KLEISTPARK website. PiB’s weekly E-Newsletter also informs you about all framework events for this exhibition – free signup here.

Framework events, under reserve:

Thursday, Aug 6, 2020, 3 – 6 pm
Maria Sewcz will be present at the exhibition.

Sunday, Aug 30, 2020, 11 am
Matinée: Florian Ebner in conversation with Maria Sewcz
The talk will be held in German.
Registration required, possible from Aug 17th: ed.ni1653600041lreb.1653600041st-ab1653600041@krap1653600041tsiel1653600041kmasu1653600041ah1653600041

Thursday, Sep 24, 2020, 4 – 7 pm
Maria Sewcz will be present at the exhibition.

Guided Tours for school classes, in German only:
Vermittlungsprogramm für Schulklassen
ed.mu1653600041esum-1653600041mi-dn1653600041eguj@1653600041eluhc1653600041s1653600041
Tel.: 030 – 266 42 22-42/44

Further exhibitions organized by HAUS am KLEISTPARK:

HAUS am KLEISTPARK | Göran Gnaudschun »I follow rivers«, July 14 — Sep 20, 2020.
GALERIE im TEMPELHOF MUSEUM | Wild & Ochse »Zoological Views«, May 11 — Aug 16, 2020.

July 14 — Sep 27, 2020
Framework program: please see above

HAUS am KLEISTPARK

Grunewaldstraße 6 – 7, 10823 Berlin
[District: Schöneberg | Borough: Tempelhof-Schöneberg]

Opening hours: Tue – Sun 11 am – 6 pm

Admission free