Wiebke Elzel und Jana Müller
Karl-Ludwig Lange
Curated by Benjamin Ochse

Opening
4 December 2021, 5 PM

For centuries, artists have engaged with the theme of landscape in various ways. The painters who came to Ahrenshoop in the late 19th century also explored the transformation of the cultural landscape of Fischland-Darss-Zingst in their work. Today, we live in a time in which the relationship between humans and nature has become increasingly problematic. The photographic positions presented in this exhibition reflect this growing conflict—silent witnesses to a sense of loss.

In 2015, photographer Karl-Ludwig Lange documented the slow, often unnoticed decay of historical Stadel—traditional alpine barns—near Murnau. These distinctive wooden structures have long been a favorite subject for artists, yet they are gradually vanishing from the landscape.

Similarly, in 2009, the artist duo Wiebke Elzel and Jana Müller turned their focus to the village of Heuersdorf in Saxony, which was cleared for open-pit coal mining. The idyllic scenes in their images are deceptive—houses and streets lie abandoned, the residents long relocated. The ghost town becomes a symbol of the destruction of cultural landscapes caused by mining.

Guest Curator: Benjamin Ochse, born in 1965 in Freiburg, lives in Berlin and works across various design disciplines as a curator and author. He trained as a fashion designer at Lette-Verein Berlin in 1986, later specializing in computer graphics, audio, and video design. His work includes exhibition and media design, and since 2002, he has curated his own exhibitions. In 2021, he received a curatorial fellowship from Künstlerhaus Lukas, as well as grants from the Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn and a Berlin literary research stipend.

Accompanying Program

6 March 2022, 11 AM
Special guided tour with Olivia Franke / Artistic Director

19 March 2022, 3 PM
Special guided tour with Olivia Franke / Artistic Director

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