Until 21st May 2011
"Private Matter"- contemporary photographic positions to the private space in the times of data protection and facebook
© Frauke Bönsch
© Meike Fischer
Private means objects, areas and matters which are not open to the public, but for only a single person or a confined group of people who are all involved in an intimate or a trust. What is private and what is public is a subject of constant change, which depends on the spirit of the time and the social and cultural environment of individuals.
Artists and photographers deal more and more with their own lives, their family, their friends, their perceptions, desires and fears, creating a unique reflection of their feelings. With their reports from the personal environment they contribute insightful interior views of private rooms in the public and give the society an important impetus to the liberalization and acceptance of the unknown.
Other photographers give critical position on the dangers of misuse of personal data, images and expressions of opinion and a growing control mentality.
In 19 very different photo spreads from cybersex to the death of the own grandmother and from a photographic diary to the family post card the exhibition "private matter " shows the chances of opening up private for the society also like the dangers of misuse of private information by the new media.
Exhibiting photographers: Benito Barajas, Esther Beutz, Frauke Bönsch, Holger Cremer, Meike Fischer, Glamourpixel, Bernadette Grimmenstein, Antje Hoefer, Leo van der Kleij, Monika Kluza, Johannes Naumann, Cornelius Popovici, Almut von Pusch, Daniela Risch, Harald Schwertfeger, Barbara Stenzel, Niko Synnatzschke, Kathrin Tillmanns, Ralf-Dieter Wewel.
Opening times: Monday to Friday: 6.00 to 19.00, Saturdax 7.30 to 17.00.