SOPHIA MAIER /// ZECHE CARL /// ESSEN

"Heart of barbed wire" reading

Thursday, 16.10.25 | Zeche Carl | Admission: 19:00 | Start: 20:00 | Reading

VVK: 19€ plus fees | B.O.: 24€

Between war and hope - a plea for humanity

What remains of humanity when we simply look away? "Heart of Barbed Wire" is a moving look at the reality of war and flight - honest, close and uncomfortable. The award-winning journalist takes you to the crisis areas of the world: to Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, refugee camps in Lebanon, the West Bank and Greece. There she meets women, children and families - people who have lost everything. With unsparing clarity, she tells of destruction, loss and hope, asks uncomfortable questions about the responsibility of the West and documents life in exceptional situations. Maier meets people who fight for justice - and show that humanity is never completely lost. Her book is a reminder and a call to take a closer look. Sophia Maier is a war reporter with many years of experience. She reports from crisis areas around the world with a special focus on women and children. With journalistic precision and human depth, she creates a work that shakes us up - and moves us to act.

An evening with texts, images and videos from her work about a world in a state of emergency and the question of what humanity and responsibility mean today.