Letzter Tag der Ausstellung in der Photographischen Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur

Last day of the exhibitions in the Photographic Collection/SK Stiftung Kultur - two guided tours to round off the exhibition!

The landscape photographs by Simone Nieweg (*1962) and August Kotzsch (1836-1910) can only be seen until next Sunday, January 21, at the Photographic Collection/SK Stiftung Kultur in Cologne's Mediapark - an exciting encounter between contemporary and historical photography.

For Simone Nieweg, the view of nature and the areas made usable by man is the starting point of her artistic work: alternative allotment gardens, ditch land, meadows, fields merging into wild growth, vegetable patches, plowed fields or blossoming fruit trees, but also buildings erected with simple means.

August Kotzsch is one of the early masters of German photography. His motifs include landscape details, garden corners, still lifes, the fruits of his own harvest, as well as houses and farms in his home region of Loschwitz near Dresden.

The exhibition "Das Becherhaus in Mudersbach" by the artist Laurenz Berges (*1966) ends in the same way. The focus is on a half-timbered house in the Siegerland region that has been used for three generations. Originally inhabited by the grandparents of photographer Bernd Becher (1931-2007), various biographies are intertwined there. This is reflected in the furnishings of the rooms and in the numerous legacies.

On Sunday, January 21, the last day of the exhibitions, there will be another public guided tour at 3 pm. Tickets can be purchased here.

At 5 pm, the themed tour will focus on the question "Man for and against nature?".

Click here for tickets for the themed tour at 5 pm.

The motifs by Simone Nieweg and August Kotzsch offer insights into the relationship between man and nature from the 19th to the 21st century. The bleak expanse of a field, the romantic-looking green splendor of trees or the hard-working farmer are intended to inspire philosophical and historical reflection on oneself and at the same time shed light on the anthropological level of society as a whole.