Currently, many phenomena of transition are emerging in society: digital communication technologies and new concepts are changing our working and private lives, globally active protest movements are using digital possibilities for networking and publicity-effective campaigns. A more conscious approach to people and nature and growing democratic movements as well as the striving for a more open society – as expressed in the recent protests in Belarus and the movement against the Climate change – are evidence of a new social commitment. Moreover, the debate about structural change in regions dominated by coal mining and different developments in urban and rural areas bear witness to the lines of conflict that these changes entail.

What role can artistic photography play in these different processes of change? What kind of representation does it pursue? Does it actively participate and take a stand or does it remain a distanced observer? Does it transform the means of fast-moving digital communication or the process of change itself into components of the artistic work? Eight young artists reflect the current social challenges and transformations in multimedia works.

Supported by: Stadt Braunschweig – Fachbereich Kultur und Wissenschaft, Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung, Braunschweigische Sparkassenstiftung

Framework program

Friday, Jan 28, 2022, 5 – 10 pm
Opening Reception
With ShiShiBar drinks & music in the outdoor area of the Museum für Photographie.
Welcome: 7 pm
Regine von Monkiewitsch, First Chairwoman, Museum für Photographie Braunschweig
Barbara Hofmann-Johnson, Director, Museum für Photographie Braunschweig
Franziska Habelt & Finn Schütt, curators of the exhibition & research fellows

Saturday, Jan 29, 2022, 3 pm
Guided Tour
with the curators Franziska Habelt & Finn Schütt and the artists.

Sunday, Feb 20, 2022, 4 pm
Guided Tour
Held in German. The 2G+ rule applies.
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Saturday, Feb 26, 2022, 4 pm
Artist Talk with Daniel Chatard
Held in German. The 2G+ rule applies.
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Every 1st Thursday/Month
Happy Thursday
Extended opening hours (1 – 8 pm), curator’s guided tour (de) at 6 pm, free admission.

Sunday, Mar 13, 2022, 4 pm
Guided Tour
Admission: 3,50 € / reduced 2,00 €.
Held in German. The 3G rule applies.
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Tuesday, Mar 22, 2022, 6:30 pm
Artist Talk
„Work 4.0 – The artist Jakob Schnetz in conversation with the psychologist Arne Schmid“
Held in German. The 3G rule applies.
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Jan 29 — Mar 27, 2022
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan 28, 2022, 5 – 10 pm,
+ Framework program: please see above

Museum für Photographie Braunschweig

Helmstedter Straße 1 · 38102 Braunschweig

Opening hours: Tue – Fri 1 – 6 pm, Sat & Sun 11 am – 6 pm

Admission: 3,50 € / reduced 2,00 €. Happy Thursday: Free admission & extended opening hours until 8 pm & guided tour at 6 pm every first Thursday of the month.