Trotzalledem

In the organizer's words:

Times are difficult, the situation is hard to grasp, everything is becoming more uncertain and complex ... War scenarios are approaching and with them aggression, destruction, insecurity and human suffering.

Our peaceful civil society is being attacked by sneak attacks at city festivals and Christmas markets. Worldwide disasters are on the rise (Institute for Disaster Research at the University of Leuven). Both extreme natural events and technical incidents increased by more than 50% in the period 2000-2019.

Despite all this, we are still doing comparatively well and despite all this, it is art that shifts horizons, reveals new perspectives, makes us (re)think and sometimes gives us comfort and directs our gaze to the beautiful, the positive, the worthwhile. "Art is the highest form of hope", as Gerhard Richter put it. This is one of the reasons why we have chosen TROTZALLEDEM as the title for our 2025 annual exhibition.

Parallel to the annual exhibition, ceramicist Kirsten Dietz-Reinbeck will be giving insights into her artistic work, which is closely linked to nature and the sea in particular, in her solo exhibition LANDEN DÜRFEN on the lower ground floor.

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