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On the occasion of our exhibition JOANA BIARNÉS – Shooting with the heart, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG in Spanish, presented by Belen Lucas, a specialist in Spanish and French literature and culture. 

Knowledgeable and witty, Belen Lucas will provide you with information on the genesis of the project as well as on the biography and career of the first Spanish photojournalist Joana Biarnés. In addition to well-founded background information on the history of Spain in the years 1950 – 1980 and the exhibits, she will take you behind the scenes of the work at the freiraum für fotografie and explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition.

Admission 10 € | reduced price 8 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking a ticket online, which you can obtain here.

Photo: Everyday scene. Madrid, 1970.
© Joana Biarnés / Photographic Social Vision Foundation.

Every third Wednesday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINKS at 7 pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, the artistic director of f³ – freiraum für fotografie, Katharina Mouratidi, and the art historian Miriam Zlobinski will introduce you to the current exhibition JOANA BIARNÉS – Disparando con el corazón.

The two internationally active photography experts will provide insights into the genesis of the exhibition project as well as into the biography and the extraordinary career of Joana Biarnés, Spain’s first photojournalist. In addition to well-founded background information on the historical development of reportage photography as well as on the individual exhibits, the evening will give you a first-hand impression of the work of freiraum für fotografie and an opportunity to exchange views on everything you always wanted to know about photography and never dared to ask.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © Dimitra Kardasi.

Every third Wednesday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINKS at 7 pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, the artistic director of f³ – freiraum für fotografie, Katharina Mouratidi, and the art historian Miriam Zlobinski will introduce you to the current exhibition JOANA BIARNÉS – Disparando con el corazón.

The two internationally active photography experts will provide insights into the genesis of the exhibition project as well as into the biography and the extraordinary career of Joana Biarnés, Spain’s first photojournalist. In addition to well-founded background information on the historical development of reportage photography as well as on the individual exhibits, the evening will give you a first-hand impression of the work of freiraum für fotografie and an opportunity to exchange views on everything you always wanted to know about photography and never dared to ask.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © Dimitra Kardasi.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG at 11 am.

The art historian and photography expert Miriam Zlobinski will introduce you to our current exhibition JOANA BIARNÉS – Disparando con el corazón. Knowledgeable and witty, she will allow insights into the genesis of the project as well as the into the biography and extraordinary career of Spain’s first photojournalist. She will provide you with well-founded background information on the historical development of photo reportage and on the individual exhibits, explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition and take you behind the scenes of the work at freiraum für fotografie.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €. The Event will be held in German.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © GfHF, 2021.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG at 11 am.

The art historian and photography expert Miriam Zlobinski will introduce you to our current exhibition JOANA BIARNÉS – Disparando con el corazón. Knowledgeable and witty, she will allow insights into the genesis of the project as well as the into the biography and extraordinary career of Spain’s first photojournalist. She will provide you with well-founded background information on the historical development of photo reportage and on the individual exhibits, explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition and take you behind the scenes of the work at freiraum für fotografie.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €. The Event will be held in German.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © GfHF, 2021.

“Maybe love is purely luck that you meet the right person. Or is this a question of chance? No, I do think it’s about luck.” (Taikichi, Japan)

Special opening time: Monday, 14 February, 4 – 9 pm!

On Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2022, we will open our doors to all those in love, married, engaged, separated, divorced and anyone, who wants to become one of them! Discover the exhibition Love Around the World by Davor and Andela Rostuhar with a glass of sparkling wine (organic, with and without alcohol) or another drink of your choice with your beloved one(s)!

For one year, the Croatian photographer and his wife travelled around the world. On five continents and in 30 countries they conducted 120 interviews. They met people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, and travelled to both, big cities and the countryside. They visited remote tribes in the Amazon and nomads in the desert, spent time high up in the mountains and on South Sea Islands. They spoke with people who live together in all manner of different living arrangements, and ranging in age from five to 90. They asked all of them the same question: What is love, anyway?

In Love Around the World, people from all over the world give fascinating, intimate glimpses into their lives and show what relationships mean to people in different cultures. The collection turns some of our ideas about love on their head and expands our Western view of life in other parts of the world.

Admission 10 € | reduced 8 €

The number of participants per time slot is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, available here.

Photos: © Davor Rostuhar; design and montage: © Boris Eldagsen

Supported by:

Every third Wednesday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINKS at 7 pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, exhibition curator Katharina Mouratidi will introduce you to the current exhibition LOVE AROUND THE WORLD.

The artistic director of f³ – freiraum für fotografie will provide insights into the genesis of the project as well as into the biography and career of the adventurous photographer couple Davor and Andela Rostuhar. In addition to well-founded background information on the individual photographs and texts, the focus of the evening is to give you a first-hand impression of the work of freiraum für fotografie and to take you on a fascinating journey around the globe that shows what relationships mean to people in different cultures.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © Kerem Uzel.

LOVE AROUND THE WORLD
Introduction: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie, in Conversation with Davor and Andela Rostuhar.

What is it actually, the thing we call love? What does it mean to us? Does love make it possible for us to overcome differences which divide us? Is love the most beautiful feeling in the world or is it a mere construct? Does love mean everlasting attachment, the fulfilment of material needs, time spent together, submission, protection – or does it mean disappointment, perhaps?

Croatian photographer Davor Rostuhar proposed to the love of his life, Andela, whilst on an expedition to Antarctica. Together, the adventurous couple decided not to embark on a romantic honeymoon, but instead to travel around the world for a year to explore the phenomenon of love. On five continents and in 30 countries they conducted 120 interviews. They met people from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, and travelled to both, big cities and the countryside. They visited remote tribes in the Amazon and nomads in the desert, spent time high up in the mountains and on South Sea Islands. They spoke with people who live together in all manner of different living arrangements, and ranging in age from five to 90. They asked all of them the same question: What is love, anyway? 

In Love Around the World, people from all over the world give fascinating, intimate glimpses into their lives and show what relationships mean to people in different cultures.

In Cooperation with: KEK

Mediapartner: Photography in Berlin.

Supported by: Engagement Global im Auftrag des BMZ
Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe, Landesstelle für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

All Photographs: © Davor Rostuhar.

Every third Wednesday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINKS at 7 pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, exhibition curator Katharina Mouratidi will introduce you to the current exhibition LOVE AROUND THE WORLD.

The artistic director of f³ – freiraum für fotografie will provide insights into the genesis of the project as well as into the biography and career of the adventurous photographer couple Davor and Andela Rostuhar. In addition to well-founded background information on the individual photographs and texts, the focus of the evening is to give you a first-hand impression of the work of freiraum für fotografie and to take you on a fascinating journey around the globe that shows what relationships mean to people in different cultures.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © Kerem Uzel.

Every third Wednesday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINKS at 7 pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, exhibition curator Katharina Mouratidi will introduce you to the current exhibition LOVE AROUND THE WORLD.

The artistic director of f³ – freiraum für fotografie will provide insights into the genesis of the project as well as into the biography and career of the adventurous photographer couple Davor and Andela Rostuhar. In addition to well-founded background information on the individual photographs and texts, the focus of the evening is to give you a first-hand impression of the work of freiraum für fotografie and to take you on a fascinating journey around the globe that shows what relationships mean to people in different cultures.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: © Kerem Uzel.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG at 11 am.

The art historian and photography expert Miriam Zlobinski will introduce you to our current exhibition LOVE AROUND THE WORLD. Knowledgeable and witty, she will provide insights into the genesis of the project as well as into the biography and career of the adventurous photographer couple Davor and Andela Rostuhar. In addition to well-founded background information on the individual exhibits, she will take you behind the scenes of the work at freiraum für fotografie and explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: Jitendra (40), Rattna (38) and Sadnam (38) from India live in the Kinnaur Valley, a remote valley in the Himalayas. It is one of the last places in the world where polyandry – the custom where a woman has several husbands – is still practised. © Davor Rostuhar.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG at 11 am.

The art historian and photography expert Miriam Zlobinski will introduce you to our current exhibition LOVE AROUND THE WORLD. Knowledgeable and witty, she will provide insights into the genesis of the project as well as into the biography and career of the adventurous photographer couple Davor and Andela Rostuhar. In addition to well-founded background information on the individual exhibits, she will take you behind the scenes of the work at freiraum für fotografie and explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: Jitendra (40), Rattna (38) and Sadnam (38) from India live in the Kinnaur Valley, a remote valley in the Himalayas. It is one of the last places in the world where polyandry – the custom where a woman has several husbands – is still practised. © Davor Rostuhar.

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RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit

Speakers: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie, Nicola von Velsen (Publishing Management Hatje Cantz) and Nadine Barth, Curator and Consultant of Photography Hatje Cantz.

With its first solo exhibition in Germany, f³ – freiraum für fotografie honors the American photographer Ruth Orkin, a chronicler of the 1940s and 1950s.

Everyday scenes, cityscapes, portraits. Ruth Orkin’s photographs tell stories. Of the up-and-coming America of the post-war period, of the attitude to life of a society on the upswing and of women conquering new roles beyond that of housewife and mother. Her humorous yet serious view of the world is evident in the details of the images, in her sense of movement, timing and composition.

Ruth Orkin is one of the few professional women photographers of the 1940s and 1950s. Although she published in numerous newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, Life or Look and her photographs were part of the legendary MOMA exhibition The Family of Man, she is still little known internationally. In contrast to many of her male colleagues, whose works are among the icons of street photography. One of her most famous images is the photograph American Girl in Italy. For the photograph, she portrayed her travel acquaintance Ninalee Craig (Jinx Allen) surrounded by men in Florence in 1951.

Throughout her life and work, Ruth Orkin has experienced, reflected and subverted society’s expectations. Her photographs are modern, free and perceptive commentaries on those times. Ruth Orkin would have turned 100 on September 3, 2021.

In Cooperation with: Hatje&Cantz.

Media partner: Photography in Berlin.

Supported by:

Every third Wednesday of the month we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINK at 7pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, the exhibition curators Nadine Barth (barthouse Berlin) and Katharina Mouratidi (artistic director f³ – freiraum für fotografie) will introduce you to the current exhibition RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit. They provide a knowledgeable introduction to the work of Ruth Orkin and explain the biography and career of this exceptional photographer. The two internationally active curators provide background information on the genesis of the photographic series and explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition as well as the individual exhibits.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, available here.

Photo: Geraldine Dent, Cover of McCall’s, New York City, 1949. © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.

Every third Wednesday of the month we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINK at 7pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, the exhibition curators Nadine Barth (barthouse Berlin) and Katharina Mouratidi (artistic director f³ – freiraum für fotografie) will introduce you to the current exhibition RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit. They provide a knowledgeable introduction to the work of Ruth Orkin and explain the biography and career of this exceptional photographer. The two internationally active curators provide background information on the genesis of the photographic series and explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition as well as the individual exhibits.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, available here.

Further dates: Wednesday, November 17, 2021.

Photo: Geraldine Dent, Cover of McCall’s, New York City, 1949. © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.

Every third Wednesday of the month we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG AND DRINK at 7pm in the evening. Over a glass of wine or a soft drink, the exhibition curators Nadine Barth (barthouse Berlin) and Katharina Mouratidi (artistic director f³ – freiraum für fotografie) will introduce you to the current exhibition RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit. They provide a knowledgeable introduction to the work of Ruth Orkin and explain the biography and career of this exceptional photographer. The two internationally active curators provide background information on the genesis of the photographic series and explain the curatorial concept of the exhibition as well as the individual exhibits.

Admission 15 € | reduced 10 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, available here.

Further dates: Wednesday, October 20 and November 17, 2021.

Photo: Geraldine Dent, Cover of McCall’s, New York City, 1949. © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG (guided tour) at 11 am. We will introduce you to the current exhibition RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit. We will explain in detail the biography as well as the career of the exceptional photographer, provide background information on the genesis of her photographic series and explain the curatorial concept as well as the individual exhibits.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Photo: Jinx and Justin on Scooter, Florence, Italy, 1951. © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG (guided tour) at 11 am. We will introduce you to the current exhibition RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit. We will explain in detail the biography as well as the career of the exceptional photographer, provide background information on the genesis of her photographic series and explain the curatorial concept as well as the individual exhibits.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Further dates: Sunday, 7. November 2021.

Photo: Jinx and Justin on Scooter, Florence, Italy, 1951. © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.

The Corona crisis has further aggravated the already difficult economic situation of freelance photographers and photo artists. More than ever before, the principle applies: Only those who, in addition to an in-depth examination of content and design of their projects, also deal intensively with the non-creative aspects of their professional activity can compete internationally!

The f^s-SUMMER SCHOOL would like to offer assistance here! During four compact days, renowned, internationally connected experts from the photography industry will impart important first-hand know-how on planning and realising independent photographic projects. Workshops on editing photo stories for print and online publications, the art market for photographers, business communication in times of digitalisationand cooperation with museums and exhibition institutions will support participants in successfully realising their own freelance projects and making a (better) living from their work. Tips and tricks for everyday professional life will not be neglected either!

THE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, 11 AUGUST, 7:00 pm – approx. 9:30 pm
Arrival of the participants, presentation of the participants’ projects, get together and drinks.

THURSDAY, 12 August, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sibylle Fendt, photographer, OSTKREUZ – Agency of Photographers
Editing photo stories for print and online publications

FRIDAY, 13 August, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Franziska Schmidt, photo and art historian
Art market for photographers and photo artists

SATURDAY, 14 August, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Silke Güldner, Coach and Consultant
The art of conversation + Visibility & acquisition for photographers and photo artists

SUNDAY, 15 August, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Ulrike Kremeier, Director Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art
Simply nail it to the wall?! Exhibition conception and organisation for photographers

The closing date for registration is 30 July 2021, 24:00 hours.
Further information can be found here.

Guest: Timo Stammberger, Photographer

We cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG through the current exhibition HIDDEN – Animals in the Anthropocene.

Born in Hamburg, Timo Stammberger studied photography at the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie in Berlin. For many years he has been photographically investigating our relationship to so-called “farm animals”. In doing so, he looks behind the scenes of an industry that operates in secret and makes visible the living conditions of animals in industrial breeding and fattening facilities.

In conversation with art historian Miriam Zlobinski, Timo Stammberger provides insights into his work as well as into the genesis of the exhibition and book project HIDDEN – Animals in the Anthropocene.

The event takes place on site, at freiraum für fotografie. Admission 5€ | reduced 3€.
Participation is possible without a negative Corona test. Tickets: https://fhochdrei.org/tickets/

The tour will be held in German.

A project in the framework of “bild.kontexte”, supported by BMZ, LEZ and Stiftung Berliner Sparkasse.

Foto: © Ben Mangelsdorf.

Britta Jaschinski is one of the photographers whose haunting images we are showing in our new exhibition HIDDEN – Animals in the Anthropocene. She is considered one of the most renowned wildlife photographers in the world and provides insights into her work and her commitment in the FOTO-TALK.

You can find the link to the LIVE ZOOM TALK here.

The photographer is known for her unique style and has won numerous international awards. Her investigative images and multimedia shows can be hard-hitting yet hauntingly beautiful and inspiring. Jaschinski’s work has been published by Geo, National Geographic, Stern, Spiegel, The Guardian, WWF Media and numerous other magazines, newspapers and books worldwide. Jaschinski is a co-founder of Photographers Against Wildlife Crime™, an international group of photographers who have come together to help end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetime through their iconic images.

Born and raised in Germany, Britta studied photography in the UK, where she still lives today. When not in the field, she regularly speaks at European photography festivals and sits on the jury of leading international photography competitions.

Britta’s work has won many awards. Among others, she was awarded the Magnum Photography Award. She was the winner of the Vanity Fair Changing Your Minds Award and is not only the first, but the only female photographer to win the grand title of European Wildlife Photographer of the Year twice. She was recognized by the Royal Photographic Society as one of a hundred heroines celebrating women in photography.

Foto © Britta Jaschinski

FOTO-TALK: AUF DER COUCH takes place within the framework of the XB-Lab project. Funded by the model programme “Utopolis – Socioculture in the Neighbourhood” as part of the interdepartmental strategy Socially Integrative City “Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Living Together in the Neighbourhood” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and the Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

In conversation with Jo-Anne McArthur, photographer and initiator of HIDDEN, and Keith Wilson, editor of HIDDEN, Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie, talks about the genesis of the project and the exhibition HIDDEN – Animals in the Anthropocene, which is on view at f³ from March 10 to May 24, 2021.

The video will be available here beginning at 7 p.m. on March 17, 2021. The interview was conducted in English.

Photo © GfHF 2021

What activieties are there in Kreuzberg these days? How can one contribute more creatively and actively to life together in the neighbourhood?

At the FOTO-SPAZIERGANG II: The self-organized and sociocultural quarter, part II we visit the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum and talk to various intitiatives that shape and define the neighbourhood, such as the aquarium and the NaunynRitze.

Join us for a digital walk here on November 29, 2020 at 2 p.m., from the comfort of your home sofa. The language is German.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG is carried out by Andy Wolff, who was born in Kreuzberg over 60 years ago and has been working in the Regenbogenfabrik, a children’s, cultural and neighbourhood center since 2006.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place as part of the XB-Lab project. Funded by the model programm “Utopolis – Soziokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental Social City Strategy “Nachbarschaften stärken, Miteinander im Quartier” of the Federal Ministry of Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Image / Film © Jannis Keil

Concert in the Dark is a musical journey with sighted and non sighted musicians from Berlin.

ALEX IM LICHT are
Claudia Fierke, guitar, singing, programming
Alexandra Reinshagen, saxophones, singing
Steffen Nitzel, sounds, singing
Felix Högl, technology

Due to the current development of the Corona pandemic, the concert will not take place live, but as an online stream. The film can be viewed here from Friday, October 30, 7pm.

Saturday, 10. October 2018, 11 am – 6 pm
In the framework of EMOP – European Month of Photography 2020.

At the portfolio-review RICH AND FAMOUS 2020, 20 photographers from Berlin will have the opportunity to present their work in 20-minute one-to-one interviews to renowned experts from magazines, exhibition institutions and galleries.

Cost for four 20-minute appointments: 50 Euro!
The program is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the City of Berlin. Therefore, only photographers from Berlin can participate.

DATE: Saturday, 10. October 2018, 11 am – 6 pm

VENUE: f3 – freiraum für fotografie, Berlin

APPLICATION: Deadline 27. September, 0:00 (midnight)
Please send us your application using this link

PARTICIPATION FEE: 50 Euro for four 20-minute appointments and the portfolio walk

PROCEDURE: When applying, you can use a list of priorities to identify four experts. If there are not enough places available for some reviewers, you will get replacement appointments with other experts. From all applications we select 20 participants for the portfolio review

EXPERTS:
– Nadine Barth, curator and journalist, program consultant Editorial Hatje Cantz
– Cale Garrido, journalist, picture editor and curator
– Gisela Kayser, artistic director of Willy-Brandt-Haus
– Ulrike Kremeier, director Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst (BLMK)
– Carol Körting, editor and Scout Leica Fotografie International
– Miriam Zlobinski, Visual Historian, freelance curator and photo editor
– Katharina Mouratidi, artistic director f3 – freiraum für fotografie

Further information can be downloaded here.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we cordially invite you to our FOTO-FÜHRUNG (guided tour) at 11 am. We will introduce you to the current exhibition RUTH ORKIN – A Photo Spirit. We will explain in detail the biography as well as the career of the exceptional photographer, provide background information on the genesis of her photographic series and explain the curatorial concept as well as the individual exhibits.

Admission 5 € | reduced 3 €.

The number of participants is limited, so we recommend booking an online ticket, which you can get here.

Further dates: Sunday, 3. October and 7. November 2021.

Photo: Jinx and Justin on Scooter, Florence, Italy, 1951. © Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021.

What activities are there in Kreuzberg these days? How can one contribute more creatively and actively to life together in the neighborhood?

FOTO-SPAZIERGANG II: The self-organized and socio-cultural quarter

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG introduces associations, initiatives, institutions and people who have been active in Kreuzberg for decades and who shape the cultural life in the district. What is currently going on at Bilgisaray? How did the Schokofabrik women’s center come about?

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG is carried out by Andy Wolff. Andy was born in the Kiez over 60 years ago and has been working in the Regenbogenfabrik, a center for children, culture and neighborhood since 2006.

Free entry! Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place in German.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place as part of the XB-Lab project. Funded by the model program “Utopolis – Socioculture in the Quarter” as part of the interdepartmental Social City Strategy “Strengthening Neighborhoods, Coexistence in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

What did Kreuzberg look like in the 1970s and 1980s? How have initiatives, organizations and residents shaped the identity and history of the neighborhood? What differences and similarities are there nowadays?

FOTO-SPAZIERGANG I: The resistant neighbourhood of the 70s / 80s and today

On the basis of selected locations and stories, you will learn how Kreuzberg got its very own character over 40 years ago through self-determined action and organizations of various kinds. Contemporary witness narratives and the use of current and historical photographs bring history to life!

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG is carried out by Andy Wolff. Andy was born in the Kiez over 60 years ago and has been working in the Regenbogenfabrik, a center for children, culture and the neighborhood since 2006.

Free entry! Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place in German.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place as part of the XB-Lab project. Funded by the model program “Utopolis – Socioculture in the Quarter” as part of the interdepartmental Social City Strategy “Strengthening Neighborhoods, Coexistence in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

What did Kreuzberg look like in the 1970s and 1980s? How have initiatives, organizations and residents shaped the identity and history of the neighborhood? What differences and similarities are there nowadays?

FOTO-SPAZIERGANG I: The resistant neighbourhood of the 70s / 80s and today

On the basis of selected locations and stories, you will learn how Kreuzberg got its very own character over 40 years ago through self-determined action and organizations of various kinds. Contemporary witness narratives and the use of current and historical photographs bring history to life!

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG is carried out by Andy Wolff. Andy was born in the Kiez over 60 years ago and has been working in the Regenbogenfabrik, a center for children, culture and the neighborhood since 2006.

Free entry! Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place in German.

The FOTO-SPAZIERGANG takes place as part of the XB-Lab project. Funded by the model program “Utopolis – Socioculture in the Quarter” as part of the interdepartmental Social City Strategy “Strengthening Neighborhoods, Coexistence in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Movie: © Jannis Keil

Due to current developments in connection with the Corona pandemic, the event unfortunately has to be postponed. We will inform you here as soon as possible about the alternative date. Thank you for your understanding!

In conversation with the gallerist owner Johann König photographers from the Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen discuss about the importance of visual perception, about art and its reception.

The talk will be held in German.

Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

Admission: 5 € | reduced 3 €.

FOTO-TALK: ON THE COUCH is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Photo © Heike Overberg

Every Wednesday during the exhibition BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS you have the opportunity to try out the light painting technique yourself under professional guidance.

Light painting takes place in a completely darkened room using long-term exposure. This technique is a selective type of photography, so to speak a reversal of ordinary photography in light, in which everything is recorded that is in front of the lens. The camera only records what is illuminated by a wide variety of light sources.

The workshop takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

[Further dates: October 28 as well as November 4, 18 and 25, 2020]

Admission: € 10 | reduced 8 €

Photo: © Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen

Every Wednesday during the exhibition BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS you have the opportunity to try out the light painting technique yourself under professional guidance.

Light painting takes place in a completely darkened room using long-term exposure. This technique is a selective type of photography, so to speak a reversal of ordinary photography in light, in which everything is recorded that is in front of the lens. The camera only records what is illuminated by a wide variety of light sources.

The workshop takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

[Further dates: November 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2020]

Admission: € 10 | reduced 8 €

Photo: © Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen

Every Wednesday during the exhibition BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS you have the opportunity to try out the light painting technique yourself under professional guidance.

Light painting takes place in a completely darkened room using long-term exposure. This technique is a selective type of photography, so to speak a reversal of ordinary photography in light, in which everything is recorded that is in front of the lens. The camera only records what is illuminated by a wide variety of light sources.

The workshop takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

[Further dates: October 21 and 28 as well as November 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2020]

Admission: € 10 | reduced 8 €

Photo: © Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen

Every Wednesday during the exhibition BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS you have the opportunity to try out the light painting technique yourself under professional guidance.

Light painting takes place in a completely darkened room using long-term exposure. This technique is a selective type of photography, so to speak a reversal of ordinary photography in light, in which everything is recorded that is in front of the lens. The camera only records what is illuminated by a wide variety of light sources.

The workshop takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

[Further dates: October 14, 21 and 28 as well as November 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2020]

Admission: € 10 | reduced 8 €

Photo: © Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month we warmly invite you to our free guided tour at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS, share background information and anecdotes with you.

Admission free! Participation only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

In everyday life and in the media, more and more communication takes place through the visual. The increasing flow of images, on the other hand, requires a superficial, rapid and serial reception of images. Thereby images can be quickly over-looked.

But what happens when we as the recipients decelerate our perception?

PHOTO IN CONTEXT explores this question and focuses on a single photograph. We will take the time – 90 minutes – to see the picture in its fullness. In doing so, we want to test our usual viewing habits: we focus on the individual elements of the picture in their interaction, on their interpretation and meaning, and the effect on us as viewers, which can unfold and change over time.

Invited are all those who are interested in reflecting on their viewing habits in a global context and who would like to explore a new perspective on the image in detail.

PHOTO IN CONTEXT is accompanied and moderated by the photographer, educator and cultural mediator Mara Klein.

The number of participants is limited. Therefore we ask for advance registration by Nicole Wozniak: wozniak@gfhf.eu. The event will take place in German.

Admission: 5 € | reduced 3 €

PHOTO IN CONTEXT takes place as part of the project Medienkompetenz stärken. Funded by Engagement Global on behalf of BMZ, Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.

Image: © Mara Klein / Artwork: Shirin Abedi

In everyday life and in the media, more and more communication takes place through the visual. The increasing flow of images, on the other hand, requires a superficial, rapid and serial reception of images. Thereby images can be quickly over-looked.

But what happens when we as the recipients decelerate our perception?

PHOTO IN CONTEXT explores this question and focuses on a single photograph. We will take the time – 90 minutes – to see the picture in its fullness. In doing so, we want to test our usual viewing habits: we focus on the individual elements of the picture in their interaction, on their interpretation and meaning, and the effect on us as viewers, which can unfold and change over time.

Invited are all those who are interested in reflecting on their viewing habits in a global context and who would like to explore a new perspective on the image in detail.

PHOTO IN CONTEXT is accompanied and moderated by the photographer, educator and cultural mediator Mara Klein.

The number of participants is limited. Therefore we ask for advance registration by Nicole Wozniak: wozniak@gfhf.eu. The event will take place in German.

Admission: 5 € | reduced 3 €

PHOTO IN CONTEXT takes place as part of the project Medienkompetenz stärken. Funded by Engagement Global on behalf of BMZ, Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.

Image: © Mara Klein / Artwork: Shirin Abedi

We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition

BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS

with works by Susanne Emmermann, Mary Hartwig, Silja Korn and Gerald Pirner.

Greetings: Jürgen Dusel, The Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities.
Introduction: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie in conversation with the photographers of the exhibition.

Blind photographers – that sounds like a paradox. Isn’t the act of taking a picture inevitably linked to seeing? The exhibition proves the opposite: In order to create visual art, one needs a strong inner vision, sophisticated technology and teamwork.

BLIND PHOTOGRAPHERS presents the work of four photo artists who have gone blind in the course of their lives. For many years they have been dealing with what is actually impossible for them: seeing. For their photographs they use the technique of light painting, which is almost as old as photography itself. In completely darkened rooms or at night, the photographers use different light sources and long exposure to work out the aspects of an image that they want to convey to their counterpart. They receive support from sighted assistants who arrange the motifs according to the photographers instructions and translate them verbally in detail, what they cannot perceive visually. 

This collaboration gives the blind photographer a high degree of control over the resulting images. The concentrated examination of the medium leads to individual and unique visual language: Susanne Emmermann deals with the subject of hands in an abstract play of colors and shapes: “Hands transport feelings, like eyes. Hands give support. They stand for love and the presence of the other. But of course also for aggression, which is not the focus for me.” Mary Hartwig‘s expressionistic narrative forms take us into enchanted worlds that are reminiscent of the experiences of Alice in Wonderland. Silja Korn examines the expression of her own self in intoxicating colors. Finally, Gerald Pirner‘s intense black and white series focuses on the self-portrait and his contradicting relationship to light. 

In cooperation with the Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen and with friendly support of Aktion Mensch.

As part of the EMOP – European Month of Photography 2020.

Photo: © Susanne Emmermann / Fotostudio für Blinde Fotograf*innen

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month we warmly invite you to our free guided tour at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition SELECTED WORKS: LUMIX FESTIVAL für jungen Bildjournalismus, share background information and anecdotes with you.

On September 6 2020, the curator and visual historian Miriam Zlobinski will accompany you through the exhibition.

Admission free! Participation only with an online ticket, which you can book here.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

In conversation with the communication scientist and journalist Dr. Felix Koltermann, photographers Shirin Abedi, Jan Richard Heinicke and Patricia Kühfuss will provide insights into their work, which is on display since 14 August 2020 in the exhibition SELECTED WORKS: LUMIX FESTIVAL for young photojournalism at freiraum für fotografie.

The interview will be held in German.

Admission is free. Participation is only possible with an online ticket, which you can book here.

FOTO-TALK: ON THE COUCH is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Photo © Shirin Abedi, from the series May I Have This Dance

We cordially invite you to the digital opening of the exhibition

SELECTED WORKS:
LUMIX FESTIVAL for Young Visual Journalism

Shirin Abedi, Hoi Kin Fung, Ana María Arévalo Gosen, Jan Richard Heinicke, Patricia Kühfuss, Maximilian Mann, Maxime Matthys, Sina Niemeyer, Ashfika Rahman, Luca Rotondo, Jeremy Suyker, Angelos Tzortzinis

Multimedia works by Sarah Hoffman | Crosscut / KCTS 9, Helena Lea Manhartsberger | Katharina Neuhaus, Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Sadegh Souri, Michele Spatari

Greetings: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie in conversation with Prof. Dr. Karen Fromm, Professor of Photojournalism and Documentary photography at Hanover University

The LUMIX FESTIVAL for Young Visual Journalism is one of the most important platforms for young documentary photography in Europe. SELECTED WORKS  exclusively presents a selection from this year’s edition of the festival. Works by young and committed photo journalists of the 21st century who deal with political, cultural, ecological and social processes in their documentaries. They do not only see themselves as observers of current events, but also want to actively intervene in global debates with their photographs. SELECTED WORKS allows intimate and sometimes ruthless insights into outstanding works.

You can access the opening on our website from August 13, 2020 at 7 p.m.

The exhibition is curated by Gisela Kayser and Katharina Mouratidi.

Photo: © Shirin Abedi, from the series May I Have This Dance.

We cordially invite you to the digital opening of the exhibition

SELECTED WORKS:
LUMIX FESTIVAL for Young Visual Journalism

Shirin Abedi, Hoi Kin Fung, Ana María Arévalo Gosen, Jan Richard Heinicke, Patricia Kühfuss, Maximilian Mann, Maxime Matthys, Sina Niemeyer, Ashfika Rahman, Luca Rotondo, Jeremy Suyker, Angelos Tzortzinis

Multimedia works by Sarah Hoffman | Crosscut / KCTS 9, Helena Lea Manhartsberger | Katharina Neuhaus, Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Sadegh Souri, Michele Spatari

Greetings: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie in conversation with Prof. Dr. Karen Fromm, Professor of Photojournalism and Documentary photography at Hanover University

The LUMIX FESTIVAL for Young Visual Journalism is one of the most important platforms for young documentary photography in Europe. SELECTED WORKS  exclusively presents a selection from this year’s edition of the festival. Works by young and committed photo journalists of the 21st century who deal with political, cultural, ecological and social processes in their documentaries. They do not only see themselves as observers of current events, but also want to actively intervene in global debates with their photographs. SELECTED WORKS allows intimate and sometimes ruthless insights into outstanding works.

You can access the opening on our website from August 13, 2020 at 7 p.m.

The exhibition is curated by Gisela Kayser and Katharina Mouratidi.

Photo: © Shirin Abedi, from the series May I Have This Dance.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month we warmly invite you to our free guided tour at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition ZEIT-ZEUG*INNEN – ICONS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM 1932 until 1986, share background information and anecdotes with you. You will gain a deeper understanding of the work of members of the legendary Magnum Photos agency, such as Robert Capa‘s photographs from the Spanish Civil War, René Burri‘s portrait of Che Guevara or Koudelka‘s reportage of the Prague Spring. First-hand information gives you an insight into the curatorial concept and classifies the photographs artistically and historically.

On August 2 2020, the curator and visual historian Miriam Zlobinski will accompany you through the exhibition ZEIT-ZEUG*INNEN – ICONS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM 1932 until 1986.

Admission free! Participation only after registration: info@fhochdrei.org.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

2020 we are organising the f³ – SUMMER SCHOOL for the first time!

The f³ – SUMMER SCHOOL is aimed at professional photographers and photo artists. During four compact days, renowned, internationally connected experts from the photography industry will impart important know-how for planning and realising independent photographic projects.

Workshops on the topics of making books!, editing of picture series for print and online publications, fees and rights of use as well as exhibition concepts deal with different aspects of the implementation of independent photographic projects and are intended to support the participants in successfully realising their own projects. Tips and tricks for the daily work as a freelance photographer will also be on the agenda of the workshops!

THE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, 5 AUGUST, 7:00 pm – approx. 9:30 pm
Arrival of the participants, presentation of the participants’ projects, get together and drinks.

THURSDAY, 6 August, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Milena Carstens: Editing of picture series for print and online publications

FRIDAY, 7 August, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Nadine Barth: Making books! Conception and production of photography books

SATURDAY, 8 August, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Silke Güldner (as webinar): Fees and rights of use for photographers

SATURDAY, 8 August, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Silke Güldner (as webinar): Visibility & acquisition for professional photographers

SUNDAY, 9 August, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Katharina Mouratidi: Exhibition concept and organisation Dos and Don’ts

DATES: Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 19:00 21:30 pm, Thursday to Sunday, 6 – 9 August, 10:00 am – 6 pm each.
PARTICIPANTS: max. 12
LOCATION: f³ – freiraum für fotografie, Waldemarstraße 17, 10179 Berlin
COST: 500 € plus tax / Students 450 € plus tax
REGISTRATION: The closing date for registration is 20 July 2020, 24:00 hours. Please send the following documents with your registration to summerschool@fhochdrei.org: Curriculum vitae including documentation of previous projects, exhibitions, books, publications (max. 2 Din A4 pages).

ATTENTION THE PLACES ARE LIMITED! Registrations will be considered in the order in which they are received. Your participation will only be confirmed as binding after receipt of the confirmation of participation.

Detailed information about the program and the speakers here!

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month at f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month we warmly invite you to our free guided tour at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition ZEIT-ZEUG*INNEN – ICONS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM 1932 until 1986, share background information and anecdotes with you. You will gain a deeper understanding of the work of members of the legendary Magnum Photos agency, such as Robert Capa‘s photographs from the Spanish Civil War, René Burri‘s portrait of Che Guevara or Koudelka‘s reportage of the Prague Spring. First-hand information gives you an insight into the curatorial concept and classifies the photographs artistically and historically.

On 7^th of June 2020, the curator and visual historian Miriam Zlobinski will accompany you through the exhibition ZEIT-ZEUG*INNEN – ICONS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM 1932 until 1986.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG, 7 June 2020, 11 am: FULLY BOOKED
FOTO-FÜHRUNG, 7 June 2020, 12 am: a few places left.

Admission free! Participation only with registration: info@fhochdrei.org.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Due to the current situation, our GUIDED-TOUR will be broadcast on Facebook on Sunday, April 5, 11 am: https://www.facebook.com/fhochdrei/

Every first Sunday of the month we cordially invite you to our free guided tour at 11 am. We present the current exhibition THE ILLEGAL IMAGE, give background information and share our anecdotes with you. You will learn more about the question of legal and illegal images and their tension between taboo, social relevance and artistic freedom. First-hand information gives you an insight into the curatorial concept and classifies the photographs artistically and historically.

On 5th of April 2020, the co-curator Natascha Pohlmann will accompany you through the exhibition THE ILLEGAL IMAGE – Photography between Image Prohibition and Self-Censorship.

Admission free.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month in f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month we cordially invite you to our free guided tour at 11 am. We present the current exhibition THE ILLEGAL IMAGE, give background information and share our anecdotes with you. You will learn more about the question of legal and illegal images and their tension between taboo, social relevance and artistic freedom. First-hand information gives you an insight into the curatorial concept and classifies the photographs artistically and historically.

On 1st of March 2020, the co-curator Natascha Pohlmann will accompany you through the exhibition THE ILLEGAL IMAGE – Photography between Image Prohibition and Self-Censorship.

Admission free.

FOTO-FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

From the perspective of the photographer and the curator, Espen Eichhöfer, photographer OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen, and Felix Hoffmann, curator C/O Berlin, the discussion sheds light on the debate about the right to one’s own image and artistic freedom.

Espen Eichhöfer, studied communication design in Essen and became a member of OSTKREUZ -Agentur der Fotografen in 2006. In 2013 he was faced with an injunction after presenting a photograph that had been taken on the streets of Berlin in an exhibition at C/O Berlin in the open space.

Felix Hoffmann, has been the chief curator of the C/O Berlin Foundation since 2005. He studied art history and cultural studies in Vienna and Berlin and worked at the Photo Museum in Munich, the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden and the Museum Folkwang in Essen.

The conversation will be held in German.

Admission free.

FOTO-TALK: ON THE COUCH is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Photo: © Espen Eichhöfer

We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition

THE ILLEGAL IMAGE
Photography between Image Prohibition and Self-Censorship

Merry Alpern (USA), Jan Dirk van der Burg (The Netherlands), Espen Eichhöfer (Germany), William E. Jones (USA), Carola Lampe (Germany), Beat Streuli (Switzerland)

Greetings: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie in conversation with Espen Eichhöfer, photographer OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen.

Today, more than ever, taking photos and being photographed are part of our daily life. And yet, those who take pictures of passers-by without asking for permission run the risk of being sued. Photographs taken without the consent of the person portrayed are in conflict between the personal right and that of artistic freedom. Thus, the following questions arise: What is more important, the right to one’s own image or the right to take pictures? Where are the ethical boundaries of photography? Where does artistic freedom end?

The photographer Espen Eichhöfer was faced with an injunction after exhibiting a photograph that had been taken on the streets of Berlin. This case, which ended in 2018 before the Federal Constitutional Court, shows how important it is to deal with this contemporary issue.

THE ILLEGAL IMAGE offers a range of snapshots taken in secret, images that fell victim to censorship, to socially critical reports and conceptual studies of the medium of photography. Six artistic positions illuminate the question of legal and illegal images – between social taboo, social relevance and artistic freedom.

The exhibition is curated by Espen Eichhöfer, Katharina Mouratidi and Natascha Pohlmann.

Photo: © Espen Eichhöfer

In FOTO JAM: OHREN AUF HIER KOMMEN BILDER! (Listen up to those Pictures!) we want to learn more about your most beautiful, curious or complicated photos: Our guests have five minutes to inspire the audience.

TOPIC: “Relationships” – whether to family, friends, work, pets, technology or even cooking! We want to hear your stories! All aids are welcome – as long as they are entertaining!

On 27 November 2019, we look forward to jazz and traditional Anatolian music, poetry and politics, performance and a successful evening with you and our guests. This time we welcome Andy Wolff from Regenbogenfabrik Block 109 e.V., the acting students Nihan Kirmanoğlu & Zazie Cayla, the journalist Hiba Obaid, the jazz musician Viktor Wolf, the musical duo Baris Öner & Sofia Paraskevopoulou, the graphic, web designer and photo lover Despina Sarikou and amateur poet Lida Sediqi.

Free entrance.

Our guests:

Andy Wolff is a permanent member of the collective of Regenbogenfabrik, which has been focusing on self-help and self-organization for 38 years and offers “help for self-help”. He will remember an event that changed (not only) Kreuzberg and made the Regenbogenfabrik possible in the first place. A personal experience is sometimes also history!

Nihan Kirmanoğlu & Zazie Cayla: Zazie’s experience in circus and Nihan’s bilingualism are two ways they went about expressing their ideas. They are currently studying acting in their second semester at the UdK Berlin and are looking for more physical and vocal possibilities to tell about themselves, their experiences and the world.

Hiba Obaid is a freelance journalist. She wants to communicate as she always has. She has studied Arabic literature and has performed plays in a bar in Aleppo. In Berlin she writes for daily newspapers and magazines and reflects on life in the German capital.

Viktor Wolf was born in 1986 in Freiburg im Breisgau and is a professional musician. In his heart he is a tenor saxophonist. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Mannheim and the Jazz-Institut Berlin. He founded the Ensemble PanoramaPeng, with which he released his first album “Mountain Lion Dance” in 2017.

Bariş Öner & Sofia Paraskevopoulou: Barış is an actor, musician and still a student of communication sciences. Sofia is a biologist who dreams of becoming a professional musician. What brings the two together is their love of traditional music from the Aegean Sea. This kind of music they want to present in Berlin.

Despina Sarikou is a graphic and web designer from Greece. She is interested in poetry, theatre and photography and loves to engage herself artistically.

Lida Sediqi was born in Afghanistan in 1983 and fled to Germany in 1991. She writes poems and stories, has taken a different direction professionally and is a trained dental assistant. She grew up in the Allgäu, moved to Munich, Augsburg and has now lived in Berlin for two years. Here she got to know and love her boyfriend, who comes from Peru. Her lecture deals with love, family and the feeling of longing.

Want to see what is happening at FOTO JAM? Have a look at the video!

Would you like to participate and present your photo? Contact: fotojam@fhochdrei.org

The FOTO JAM is part of the XB-Lab project. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

As part of our event series FOTO SOIREE, journalist Margit Miosga, rbb-Kulturradio, discusses with photographer Nelly Rau-Häring the background of our current exhibition OST/WEST BERLIN. The evening offers insights into the photographer’s working methods and illuminates life in the divided and united city.

Margit Miosga is an author, radio journalist and editor. Since 1979 she has been working in Berlin, where she mainly works for radio, among others in the editorial department of the ZEITPUNKTE of rbb-Kulturradios.

Nelly Rau- Häring has lived in Berlin since 1965. After her training at the Lette Verein, she worked as a press and advertising photographer and documented life in East and West Berlin from the mid 1960s to the 2000s.

Admission free

The FOTO SOIREE takes place within the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programm “Utopolis – Soziokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Foto © Nelly Rau-Häring.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month in f³ – Freiraum für Fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month we cordially invite you to our free photo guided tour at 11 am. We present the current exhibition OST/WEST BERLIN with the photographs of Nelly Rau-Häring, give background information and share our anecdotes with you. You will learn more about the biography and working methods of the Berlin photographer as well as how the idea of the exhibition came about. First-hand information gives you an insight into the curatorial concept and classifies the photographs artistically and historically.

On 1 December 2019, cultural and visual mediator Mara Helena Klein will accompany you through the exhibition OST/WEST BERLIN Nelly Rau-Häring.

Admission free.

FOTO FÜHRUNG is part of the project XB-Lab. Supported by the model programme “Utopolis – Sociokultur im Quartier” as part of the interdepartmental strategy “Socially Integrative City – Strengthening Neighbourhoods, Together in the Quarter” of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs and the Commissioner for Culture and Media.

MAKING BOOKS! At FOTO TALK: ON THE COUCH, Nadine Barth, program consultant of photography Hatje Cantz and Annette Hauschild, photographer at Agentur OSTKREUZ, will be discussing photo books about Berlin. Among others the book OST/WEST BERLIN with the photographs of Nelly Rau-Häring will be discussed, as well as Annette Hauschild‘s Berlin Stories 4: Last Days of Disco.

Nadine Barth studied philosophy, literature and art history and initially worked as a freelance author. In addition to her projects as journalist and gallery owner, she founded in 2006 her agency barthouse, which organizes exhibitions and cultural projects. She published several photo books and is responsible for the photo book section at Hatje Cantz.

Annette Hauschild studied photography at the Lette-Verein and attended Arno Fischer’s masterclass at Schiffbauerdamm. She has been an agency member of OSTKREUZ since 1996 and curated together with Ute Mahler the OSTKREUZ exhibitions “Ostzeit” and “Über Grenzen”. Her work can be seen regularly in exhibitions and international magazines.

The conversation will be held in German.

Admission: 5 € | reduced 3 €

FOTO TALK: ON THE COUCH an event format off³ – freiraum für fotografie. During the discussion between a photography expert and a photographer, important content related and aesthetic questions concerning the medium of photography are put into foreground.

Funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the State of Berlin.

Photo: © Nelly Rau-Häring, Bernauer Strasse / Brunnenstrasse, 1987.

We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition

OST/WEST BERLIN 
Nelly Rau-Häring  

Greetings: Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director f³ – freiraum für fotografie
Speakers: Patrick Gehrke, Stiftung Berliner Sparkasse
Nicola von Velsen, publishing management Hatje Cantz
The photographer is present.

The photographer Nelly Rau-Häring documented life in East and West Berlin from the mid-1960s to the 2000s like hardly anyone else. In doing so, she followed her two great passions: her enthusiasm for photography and her curiosity about the people of Berlin. Together with her virtuoso eye for expressive detail, this makes her a very special chronicler.

Through the eyes of Nelly Rau-Häring we experience contemporary history: We are involved in the political protests of the late 1960s in West Berlin and observe the official celebrations on 1 and 8 May in East Berlin, we take part in popular amusements such as the horse races in Hoppegarten and Mariendorf. We see how Neuberliners of the first migrant generation appear in the cityscape, we accompany war widows to the cafés at Ku´damm and observe the shop window displays in the GDR of the 1980s, we feverishly watch the fans of Hertha BSC in the football stadium, stand in the queue of GDR citizens* waiting for the welcome money, cross the western part of the city with the S-Bahn and experience how the isolated Berlin changes after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In cooperation with: Hatje Cantz.

With kind support: Stiftung Berliner Sparkasse.

Photo: © Nelly Rau-Häring

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month in f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we warmly invite you to our free exhibition tour FOTO FÜHRUNG at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition, give background information and share our anecdotes with you. You will learn more about the biographies and working methods of the photographers presented and how the exhibition came about. Well-founded first-hand information gives you insights into the curatorial concept and arranges the photographs artistically-historically.

On November 3, 2019 Visual Historian Miriam Zlobinski will guide you through the exhibition GREENPEACE PHOTO AWARD.

Free Admission.

The FOTO FÜHRUNG takes place in the context of the project XB-Lab.

Funded by: Modellprogramm „Utopolis – Soziokultur im Quartier“ im Rahmen der ressortübergreifenden Strategie Soziale Stadt „Nachbarschaften stärken, Miteinander im Quartier“ des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat und der Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien.

In conversation with Angelika Hartmann, co-founder of the photo book publisher Hartmann Books, photographer Paula Markert presents her recently published book Eine Reise durch Deutschland. The NSU Murder Series and provides insights into the development of the long-term photographic project and the publication.

For over a decade, the members of the extreme right-wing terrorist group NSU lived underground. Between 2000 and 2007, they murdered nine people with a migration background and a police officer. The victims and their relatives were criminalized for years. In July 2018, after a five-year trial in Munich, the verdict in the murder trial was announced.

From autumn 2014 to spring 2017, Paula Markert travelled through Germany following in the footsteps of the NSU, documenting people and places associated with the NSU complex.

Angelika and Markus Hartmann founded the exhibition and artist agency Hartmann Projects in 2014. Together with Nadine Engler, they founded the Hartmann Books publishing house in 2016. They represent national and international artists and collaborate with institutions, galleries, collectors, publishers and the media.

Paula Markert studied communication design with a focus on photography at HAW Hamburg and the University of Barcelona and works for Die Zeit, SZ Magazin, Stern, Geo, taz and Les Echos, among others. The publication of her project Eine Reise durch Deutschland. The NSU Murder Series won bronze at the LeadAwards 2016 in the category “Best Contribution” and was part of the main exhibition of the f/stop Festival 2016 in Leipzig. The work was shown at this year’s Fotodoks Festival in Munich and can be seen until 31.10. at the Freelens Gallery in Hamburg.

The conversation will take place in German.
Admission: 5 € | reduced 3 €

FOTO-TALK: AUF DER COUCH is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the State of Berlin.

Photo © Paula Markert from the series “Eine Reise durch Deutschland. The NSU Murder Series”

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month in f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we warmly invite you to our free exhibition tour FOTO FÜHRUNG at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition, give background information and share our anecdotes with you. You will learn more about the biographies and working methods of the photographers presented and how the exhibition came about. Well-founded first-hand information gives you insights into the curatorial concept and arranges the photographs artistically-historically.

On October 6, and November 3, 2019 Visual Historian Miriam Zlobinski will guide you through the exhibition GREENPEACE PHOTO AWARD.

Free Admission.

The FOTO FÜHRUNG takes place in the context of the project XB-Lab.

Funded by: Modellprogramm „Utopolis – Soziokultur im Quartier“ im Rahmen der ressortübergreifenden Strategie Soziale Stadt „Nachbarschaften stärken, Miteinander im Quartier“ des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat und der Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien.

Public Portfolio Walk RICH AND FAMOUS 2019
with selected works by photographers from Berlin.
– Get together with drinks and pretzels –
ADMISSION FREE!

At the Portfolio Review RICH AND FAMOUS 2019, 20 photographers from Berlin will have the opportunity to discuss their work in 20-minute one-to-one talks with renowned experts from magazines, exhibition institutions and galleries. Following the review, the annual Portfolio Walk takes place, during which the photographers can present their work to a broad public.

PHOTOGRAPHERS Portfolio Walk RICH AND FAMOUS 2019
Doro Zinn, Fabienne Karmann, Marlena Waldthausen, Eric Pawlitzky, Franziska Rieder, Patrick Wack, Holger Martin, Francesco Lusa, Steffi Drerup, Ekaterina Zershchikova, Laura Fiorio, Kristin Bethge, Joanna Szproch, Ekaterina Bodyagina, Sandra Buschow, Jiwon Kim, Jana Evers, Tamara Eckert.

EXPERTS of the Portfolio Review RICH AND FAMOUS 2019
– Nadine Barth, Curator and Publicist
– Milena Carstens, picture editor ZEITmagazin
– Markus Hartmann, Curator, Author, Publisher Hartmann Books
– Anastasia Hermann, Editor Emerge Magazine
– Gisela Kayser, Artistic Director Friends of the Willy Brandt House
– Carol Körting, Editor Leica Photography International
– Kathrin Schönegg, Curator CO-Berlin Foundation
– Anne Schönharting, photographer and managing director of the agency OSTKREUZ

The programme is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the State of Berlin.

Guided tour every first Sunday of the month in f³ – freiraum für fotografie.

Every first Sunday of the month, we warmly invite you to our free exhibition tour FOTO FÜHRUNG at 11 am. We present you the current exhibition, give background information and share our anecdotes with you. You will learn more about the biographies and working methods of the photographers presented and how the exhibition came about. Well-founded first-hand information gives you insights into the curatorial concept and arranges the photographs artistically-historically.

On September 1, October 6, and November 3, 2019 Visual Historian Miriam Zlobinski will guide you through the exhibition GREENPEACE PHOTO AWARD.

Free Admission.

The FOTO GUIDED TOUR takes place in the context of the project XB-Lab.

Funded by: Modellprogramm „Utopolis – Soziokultur im Quartier“ im Rahmen der ressortübergreifenden Strategie Soziale Stadt „Nachbarschaften stärken, Miteinander im Quartier“ des Bundesministeriums des Innern, für Bau und Heimat und der Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien.