NIMM PLATZ - KÖLNER LITERATURSOMMER MIT SIMONE SCHABERT

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Simone Schabert reads from Für Anna. An Exposure

Anna Atkins, born in 1799 in Tonbridge, England, died in 1871 in Halstead, is today regarded as one of the first female photographers. With her tireless work and wondrous cyanotypes, she made an important contribution to the science of the Victorian era - and yet was hardly recognized. In "For Anna" (Voland & Quist 2025), Simone Scharbert tells how the botanist pushed ahead with her photographic and scientific work against many odds, carrying with her all the losses of her life, questions of memory and exposure - against the backdrop of the colonial history and development of the first botanical gardens of the Victorian age.

Simone Scharbert lives and works as an author and lecturer in Erftstadt, prefers to write between genres and is currently a #literary fellow as part of the inclusive neighborhood development at TH Köln.

The Cologne Literature Summer is curated by the Cologne Literature Scene

NIMM PLATZ am Neumarkt is a joint project of Cologne's cultural administration and the independent cultural scene, with contributions from the University of Music and Dance (HfMT) and the Academy of Media Arts (KHM).