(Un)Sichtbarkeit von Gewalt
In the organizer's words:
War events, omnipresent in the media and seemingly endless, shape our viewing habits and dominate public perception. In addition to clearly visible violence, such as the brutal destruction of buildings and cultural assets, the sight of civilian victims or images of never-ending streams of refugees, the exhibition also focuses on the often invisible facets of violence. Structural, psychological or gender-specific violence, especially against women and minorities, as well as the resulting trauma and mental suffering often remain hidden. Ideological and religious hatred, which is passed down through generations and disproportionately affects women, is also often invisible or deliberately suppressed. Shame and social ostracism often protect the perpetrators, while the consequences for those affected are profound and long-term.
(In)Visibility of violence aims to investigate these unequal power structures and visual regimes that underlie violence: What social, political and media mechanisms make violence visible or invisible? How is violence documented, instrumentalized or censored? What creative and artistic approaches can be used to make violence perceptible? How do artists use strategies such as alienation, censorship, documentation or spectacularization to depict or conceal violence?
The exhibition ties in with the cooperation initiated in October 2024 with the Research Center for Transformations of Political Violence (TraCe) , which began with the dialogue panel "Depictions of Excessive Violence - Between Disturbance and Attraction" at the Kunsthalle.
Participating artists:
Helena Uambembe (South Africa), Hiba Alansari (Libya), Johanna-Maria Fritz (Germany),
Johanna Herr (USA), Kresiah Mukwazhi (Zimbabwe), Lucinda Devlin (USA), Moath al-Alwi
(Yemen), Rabih Mroué (Lebanon), Šejla Kamerić (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Thomson & Craighead (UK) and others.
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