Erzähl' mir von Europa

In the organizer's words:

Let's imagine that Europe is an old, but still amazingly intact building. A fieldstone barn, for example, whose walls have survived the decades and still offer protection, whose roof keeps out the strongest winds and heaviest rain - and yet water is already seeping through the windows here and there, a harsh storm rattles the tiles. The roof urgently needs to be repaired, the beams shored up, the floor reinforced - otherwise the whole structure will begin to totter. Otherwise what was once so painstakingly built will collapse at some point.

Europe is not a given, not an immovable asset. Europe needs to be constantly worked on. Right now and today, there is a lot to do.

The exhibition "Tell me about Europe!" presents the passionate work of over fifty young Europeans from around forty countries. They interviewed representatives of their grandparents' or even great-grandparents' generation in more than thirty European languages. As European witnesses, they report on a life rich in experience and their activities interwoven with Europe in politics, culture and science.

The history and future of the European idea have thus been captured in a polyphonic panorama. In the exhibition, these European life stories are staged through the individual portraits of the young Berlin photographer Maximilian Gödecke. With a scholarship from the Goethe-Institut, he traveled through Europe to take portraits of the European witnesses. At six thematic stations - childhood, protest, emancipation, freedom, attitude, future - visitors are invited to engage with different images of Europe, values and life stories. An audio station allows visitors to immerse themselves in the original sounds of the interviews. The exhibition "Tell me about Europe!" aims to encourage encounters with the different faces of Europe and raise awareness of the multitude of European viewpoints.

On the opening day, Maximilian Gödecke will present the "European Archive of Voices" project and the exhibition. From 17:00 in the Central Library at Hühnerposten.