HAPS City Ausstellungseröffnung. Wenn Wohnraum zur Isolierung führt

In the organizer's words:

"Small rooms, gray walls, gloomy views. I'm getting away."

In the "HAPS City" project (haps: Arabic/Turkish, meaning prison, bunker, hole, dungeon), young people from the two districts of Emmertsgrund and Boxberg explore the effects of cramped living space on identity and community through photography. The workshop focuses on how living space shapes the feeling of home and belonging and what role democracy plays in this. The poster exhibition shows marginalized living realities that capture their own cultural codes with analogue photography and are thus placed in the center of society.

The exhibition will be on display at Marlene-Dietrich-Platz until May 25, 2025. The photographs can also be seen in public spaces and in selected stores in the city of Heidelberg.

The photographs were taken under the direction of Yasin Yazar. Further photo tours are available with Art Walks Art Talks

The project is funded by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung as part of the program "Wir sind dabei! - Wertstätten der Demokratie" program, KulturLabHD and the HKW Berlin.