Leap of faith: Transmediale Fotografie

15.5.2024

»Leap of faith« refers to a risky jump that leaves doubts about a successful landing. Can contemporary photography take such a leap towards new images and a new orientation in the world? In the age of artificial intelligence, further questions arise: Have photographic images become a mere matter of faith? Or is there still reason to trust them?

Contemporary visual art can provide answers, and it does so with a surprising variety of photographic forms: as tableau, in sculptures and installations, or as video. In its annual exhibition, the North Rhine-Westphalia Academy of Sciences and Arts focuses on artistic positions that transcend the boundaries of the medium and reflect on the future of photography.

Steffen Siegel, professor for the theory and history of photography at Folkwang University of the Arts and the exhibition’s curator, selected artists who work in North Rhine-Westphalia. The show will feature works by Ale Bachlechner, Johannes Bendzulla, Enya Burger, Tony Cragg, Max Dauven, Mara Fischer, Philipp Goldbach, Alex Grein, Mischa Kuball, Alwin Lay, Katharina Ley, Joanna Nencek, Johannes Raimann, Rebecca Ramershoven & Jakob Schnetz, Sebastian Riemer, Simon Ringelhan, Thomas Ruff, Adrian Sauer, Berit Schneidereit, Sophie Thun, and Christopher Williams.

The public opening  will be on May 15, 2024 at 6 pm at the North Rhine-Westphalia Academy of Sciences and Arts. It will be on display until September 15, 2024.

​​​​​​​Key Visual: Enya Burger, The world as a phantom.