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PiB Guide Nº50 SEP/OCT 2023 © PiB (Photography in Berlin). COVER PHOTO: From the series “Contrapasso” © Massimiliano Corteselli. Group show »Jahrgang S1EB7EHN« by Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie at Konnekt.Berlin in Berlin-Marzahn, read more on page 4 & 5! +++ 4 photos on right double page spread (p. 5), from top left to bottom right: 1) »…it's easier for me like that…« © Giulia Thinnes. 2) NBSW © Meret Eberl. 3) Contrapasso © Massimiliano Corteselli. 4) Unter Bäumen © Ania Sudbin. +++ Photo on bottom double-page spread (p. 15): René and Georgette Magritte with their dog, 1967, silver gelatin print, 40 × 40 cm © Lothar Wolleh Estate, Berlin. Solo show at Lothar Wolleh Raum, Berlin-Mitte. +++ PiB Guide Editor / V.i.S.d.P. / Art Direction: Julia Schiller @julia.schiller_ · ele studio berlin · www.ele-studio.de +++ Printed on 100% recycling paper in Berlin-Köpenick by altmann-druck, many thanks!

Solo Exhibition / Retrospective

»Susan Meiselas . Mediations«

Susan Meiselas

Curated by Felix Hoffman, C/O Berlin Foundation.

C/O Berlin presents the the retrospective »Susan Meiselas . Mediations« from April 30 to Sep 9 September 7, 2022. The opening will be held on Friday, April 29, 2022, at 8 pm at C/O Berlin in the Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstrasse 22–24, 10623 Berlin.

How do you work as a photographer? There’s always this uncomfortable, unequal balance of power. How do you break that down? How can it become a dialog?“
— Susan Meiselas

Eyes seething, mouth contorted in a scream, body exuding destructive energy. In his left hand, he holds a rifle – in his right, a lit Molotov cocktail that he is poised to hurl into the enemy camp. Over the decades, Susan Meiselas’ 1979 photograph of a guerilla fighter in Nicaragua has become an international symbol of revolution and resistance against oppression. The image is etched in our collective visual memory and has been reproduced ad infinitum in graffiti, on posters, and on t-shirts. But what remains of the photographic message when the relationship between photographer, subject, and the story behind the picture has been dissolved in the commercialization of the image?

The exhibition »Susan Meiselas . Mediations« is the first retrospective in Germany of the Magnum photographer’s over 50-year oeuvre – from her early portraits of neighbors to intimate shots of strippers to her iconic photographs from crisis and war zones. The American photographer’s works, many of them long-term studies, cover a broad range of themes and countries and draw attention to minorities and conflicts that are often overlooked by the global public. Today, Meiselas is considered to have paved the way not only for politically engaged photographers who carefully document, reflect on, and contextualize their work, but also for photographers who work collaboratively with their subjects.

Youths practice throwing contact bombs in forest surrounding Monimbo, Nicaragua, 1978 © Susan Meiselas . Magnum Photos
Carol, JoJo and Lisa hanging out on Mott Street, Little Italy, New York, 1976 © Susan Meiselas . Magnum Photos
Self-portrait, 44 Irving Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971 © Susan Meiselas . Magnum Photos
Pebbles with Enzo and Tina at the Carmine Street pool, Little Italy, New York, 1978 © Susan Meiselas . Magnum Photos

In her series 44 Irving Street (1971) and Porch Portraits (1974), Meiselas explored different realities of life in the United States. Two decades after the start of the US civil rights movement, these works illustrate the persistence of inequality in living conditions. In her photographic essay Carnival Strippers (1972-1975), Meiselas took an approach that was sensitive, empathetic, and interactive in portraying the everyday lives of women who earned their living as striptease dancers at fairs across the northeastern United States. In her long-term study Prince Street Girls (1975-1992), she documented the lives of a group of pre-teen girls in New York City, following them through adolescence and into adulthood. With Archives of Abuse (1991-1992) and A Room of Their Own (2015-2017), Meiselas created works opposing domestic and family violence. In her long-term project Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History, beginning in 1991, she documented the genocide of the Kurdish population in northern Iraq, under the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and then gathered a visual record with diverse historical materials to portray one hundred years of the Kurdish diaspora.

To this day, Susan Meiselas seeks direct contact and dialogue with the people she portrays. Her approach is collaborative and includes her subjects’ perspectives. She carries out visual field studies, sometimes over periods of many years, in which photographs seldom stand alone. Instead, they appear alongside interviews, sound recordings, videos, archival material, and notes. These collages not only reveal the underlying contexts of the images, they also invite reflection on the photographic practice itself, on bearing witness, on the hierarchies in the photographic act, and on the reception and dissemination of images.

With »Susan Meiselas . Mediations«, C/O Berlin presents the largest retrospective of her work ever shown in Germany. The exhibition includes around 250 photographs and video installations from the 1970s to the present day. The book Carnival Strippers Revisited, published by Steidl Verlag, has been released in tandem with the exhibition. Curated by Felix Hoffmann, C/O Berlin Foundation.

In collaboration with Magnum Photos. Made possible by C/O Berlin Friends e.V. with additional support by the Volkart Foundation.

Susan Meiselas (b. 1948, Baltimore, USA) studied at Sarah Lawrence College and received her Masters in Education from Harvard University. She has lived and worked in New York since the 1970s. A documentary photographer, Meiselas joined the photo agency Magnum Photos in 1976 as one of its few women members. She became internationally known for her coverage of the revolution in Nicaragua (1978-1928). Her works are shown in the world’s most important museums – including the Jeu de Paume, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2018), and Kunsthaus Wien (2021-2022) – and published in numerous books. Meiselas has received many major awards, including the MacArthur ‘genius’ award (1992) and more recently the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal (2006), the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (2019), and the first Women in Motion Award (2019) in recognition of her outstanding career.

Framework program

Accompanying events for this exhibition will be announced here in time. Also feel free to sign up for PiB’s free, weekly E-Newsletter for upcoming events & highlights!

Besucher*innen vor dem Amerika Haus bei C/O Berlin © C/O Berlin Foundation, Stephanie von Becker

Friday, April 29, 2022, 8 pm
Opening Reception
C/O Berlin cordially invites you on Friday, 29 Apr 2022 at 20:00 to the opening of the new exhibitions »Susan Meiselas . Mediations« and »Bieke Depoorter . A Chance Encounter«. With two generation-spanning Magnum positions, C/O Berlin opens this year’s celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the internationally renowned photo agency. Happy birthday, Magnum Photos!
Admission free. The 3G rule applies (Attendees must be fully vaccinated, show a proof of recovery or a negative test), which may lead to a short wait.
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© C/O Berlin Foundation, Stephanie von Becker

Saturday, April 30, 2022, 1 – 2:30 pm
Artist Talk
With the artists Susan Meiselas & Bieke Depoorter. Moderated by Felix Hoffmann, Chief Curator C/O Berlin Foundation. Held in English.
Details

Susan Meiselas © Meryl Levin

Sunday, May 1, 2022, 5 – 6 pm
Artist Tour
With Susan Meiselas (Magnum Photographer), and Felix Hoffmann (Chief Curator C/O Berlin Foundation). Held in English. Tickets: 15/11 € (incl. exhibition).
Details

Thursday, May 19 + June 9 + July 7, 2022, 7 – 9 pm
After-Work Tour + Drink
Exhibitions: »Susan Meiselas . Mediations« and »Bieke Depoorter . A Chance Encounter«. Held in German. Ticket: 17 Euro (inkl. exhibition, guided tour & drink)
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Felix Hoffmann gibt eine Führung © C/O Berlin Foundation . Harry Schnitger

Thursday, June 16, 2022, 6 – 7 pm
Curator’s Tour
Curator’s guided tour with Felix Hoffmann through the exhibitions »Susan Meiselas . Mediations« and »Bieke Depoorter . A Chance Encounter«. Held in German. Ticket: 15/11 € incl. exhibition, available online from end of May + remaining tickets at the box office at C/O Berlin.
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© Julian Hemelberg

Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 6 – 8 pm
Meet the Bees
Get to know the two bee colonies on the terrace of the Amerika Haus up close on a honey-sweet evening. Held in German.
Details

Besucher*innen vor dem Amerika Haus bei C/O Berlin © C/O Berlin Foundation, Stephanie von Becker

Friday, July 1, 2022, 11 am – 11 pm
C/O BERLIN OPEN HOUSE – HOSTED BY AIRBNB
C/O Berlin and Airbnb invite to C/O Berlin Open House. The event features free entry and tours of the exhibitions »Susan Meiselas . Mediations« and »Bieke Depoorter . A Chance Encounter«. A Lightning Talk (held in English) by US photographer Susan Meiselas at 6:30 pm is a special highlight.
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C/O Berlin / Amerika Haus © C/O Berlin Foundation, David von Becker

Guided Tours
Public Guided Tours: Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm (held in German).
Individual Guided Tours (held in English and other languages)
 as well as Guided Tours for classes
 can be booked as well.
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C/O Berlin Foundation

Apr 30 — Sep 9 shortened to Sep 7, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, April 29, 8 pm
+ Framework program: please see above

Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstraße 22-24, 10623 Berlin
[District: Charlottenburg | Borough: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf]

Summer opening hours: Daily 11 am – 6 pm

Admission: 10 € / reduced 6 € | Online Ticket

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PiB Guide Nº50 SEP/OCT 2023 © PiB (Photography in Berlin). COVER PHOTO: From the series “Contrapasso” © Massimiliano Corteselli. Group show »Jahrgang S1EB7EHN« by Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie at Konnekt.Berlin in Berlin-Marzahn, read more on page 4 & 5! +++ 4 photos on right double page spread (p. 5), from top left to bottom right: 1) »…it's easier for me like that…« © Giulia Thinnes. 2) NBSW © Meret Eberl. 3) Contrapasso © Massimiliano Corteselli. 4) Unter Bäumen © Ania Sudbin. +++ PiB Guide Editor / V.i.S.d.P. / Art Direction: Julia Schiller @julia.schiller_ · ele studio berlin · www.ele-studio.de +++ Printed on 100% recycling paper in Berlin-Köpenick by altmann-druck, many thanks!

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