Maik Gräf BLUE HEAT HAZE | Ausstellungseröffnung

In the organizer's words:

QUEERHISTORYMONTH

QueerHistoryMonth will take place in Hamburg from May 1 to 31, 2025 (www.queerhistoryhamburg.de). Various events during the festival will bring the history(ies) of the queer community in Hamburg to life. Everyone is welcome - kings, queers, queens, allies, friends, families (of choice) and everyone in between and beyond!

EVENT

With the title Blue Heat Haze, Maik Gräf's solo exhibition refers to the film Blue by Derek Jarman. The blue in the title determines the works on display, in which the blue of the photographic technique of cyanotopia and blue denim are combined to create pictorial objects. Like the film, the motifs thus incorporated into the fabric tell of the historical realities and aesthetics of the lives of queer people, especially homosexual men, in the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s.

By reproducing, editing and superimposing visual material from Honcho magazine as well as articles on political reactions and discourses, Maik Gräf's works form both a referential system and fragmentary image montages. They combine the tension of partial perspectives, group affiliations and political currents. The works thus present us with the overall narrative of their storytelling.

Date: May 29, 2025

Schedule: Exhibition opening from 18:00. On the occasion of the opening, a music performance by Saint Torrente from Berlin will take place at 20:00.

Venue: In the exhibition space of the Kunstverein Gastgarten, Nordkanalstraße 53, 20097 Hamburg

Organization: Kunstverein Gastgarten e.V.

Registration: not required

Participation and tickets: The offer is free of charge

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NOTES

Please note that photos may be taken during the QueerHistoryMonth Hamburg event for public relations purposes. The festival is organized with great commitment on a voluntary basis. The QHM assumes no liability for the content and organization of the individual events. The responsibility for this lies exclusively with the respective organizers. Participation is at your own risk. The QHM accepts no liability for accidents or damage to property.