Glashaus – Räume, Rollen, Reflexionen

In the organizer's words:

What happens when we leave our glass house and venture into the spaces of "others"? And what if we allow this proximity ourselves? A new photo exhibition by the FREELENS regional group Ruhr Area explores this question.

Photographers of the exhibition:

Andreas Buck, Dr. Jörg Jäger, Jörg Meier, Axel Mosler, Süleyman Kayaalp, Achim Pohl, Sascha Schürmann, Frank Schultze, Ravi Sejk, Heike Thomese-Osthoff, Merle Weidemann

The glass house

It is well known that anyone sitting in a glass house should hold back on throwing objects so as not to endanger their own space. The glass house as an invisible and fragile filter bubble with a fixed perspective on the world around us. Here we are supposedly safe, from here we act as if there were no other glass houses. Wouldn't it make sense to leave this feel-good space from time to time? To move to a different glass house every now and then and exercise the same caution there that we take for ourselves? It would be conceivable that the stones that are otherwise thrown without hesitation in the form of condemnations and accusations could be left in your pocket for a change. Simply because you have changed your perspective and can, indeed must, deal with issues in a more reflective way than before. This feeling for other positions, for other spaces, in short, for other people and their roles in the world is a valuable asset that is worth exploring. Especially with a camera in hand.

The exhibition

The exhibited works by a total of 11 photographers reflect the multifaceted aspects of individual human experience, using a wide range of photographic approaches - from realistic to abstract, from journalistic to artistic. The result is an impressive look at the current emotional challenges we all face. Every single photo in the exhibition invites us to delve deep into the various emotional worlds that shape us in all their diversity. The exhibition "Glass House - Spaces, Roles, Reflections" thus represents a powerful examination of moving contemporary themes and inspires visitors with its multi-layered photographic positions.