Silke Panknin: Silence

In Japanese gardens, Panknin mostly photographed trees, some of which were stabilized with enormous wooden supports. The supports often dominated the image, creating a sense of vulnerability. Old trees, some partially disintegrating, were wrapped in fabric to prevent further decay. Trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima were marked and revered by hemp ropes wrapped around their trunks. Panknin’s portraits of trees and stones are containers of time, in which time materializes as a historical process.

Andy Rumball: Breathe

Slowly a subplot emerges in each of Andy Rumball’s pictures, one almost hidden, an element which forges a connection between each of the images – Bee Hives. Each photograph features, somewhere within the frame, the presence of Bee Hives. But we are not so close to observe the Bees themselves, but instead we are given a wider perspective. It’s within this broader context that the mood darkens, a connection is made between the fate of the bees and the environment they occupy. For each print has had directly cut out of it a percentage of it’s actual weight – relating to the coloney losses of these insects. These images of stability and tranquil moments, are literaly disintegrating before our eyes within the picture frame.

Maria Jauregui Ponte: Winterschlaf

Inspired by the concept of “hibernation” as a transformation some animals undergo during the cold season, Maria Jauregui Ponte interprets the feeling of slowing down, retreating, and pausing in her photographic series. Metaphorically, she explores the animals’ search for a safe place to spend the winter: It becomes quieter and darker, and their eyes slowly adjust to the fading light. Sounds are only faintly perceptible. Maria Jauregui Ponte is intuitively guided by this special atmosphere.

Anna Aicher: Hagmoar

Ranggeln, an alpine wrestling contest, is an ancient traditional sport: the first competitions took place as early as 1518. Aicher‘s encounter with the subject was sparked by the opportunity to view archival material on the topic at the Salzburg Open-Air Museum. This series is a continuation of that research. “Photographing old traditions reveals social issues that extend beyond the wrestling arena: the pressure to meet the expectations of others, the search for connection, affection, and love—all of which document the lightness of the game, which is often not taken too seriously. In the exhibition for emop, I combine historical and contemporary photographs with sound fragments from the places where these rituals take place” (Anna Aicher).

Robert Klages: Zwischenleben (In-Between Lives)

Many people exist between the lives of others: in tents, yurts, caves, or self-built huts—always on the brink of displacement. Or as artists, caught between the money and property of others, but always free.
”Zwischenleben” by Robert Klages presents portraits and places that have either already disappeared or have an uncertain future. A life on the edge between homelessness and street art, between freedom and fear.

Ellen Rothenberg: Prototyp / Muster

The solo exhibition, PROTOTYP/MUSTER by American artist Ellen Rothenberg premieres new photographic works with images from Chicago, Berlin and Marseille. The exhibition tracks the accelerating shift between analog and digital technologies on systems of connection and communication operating in public and private spheres. This slippery, ever-changing technological transition is reflected in the photographic image sequences and the techniques of production and reproduction.

Group Exhibition: Sein und Werden (Being and Becoming)

The group exhibition “Sein und Werden” with works by Andrea Durán, Oded Wagenstein and Doro Zinn is shown as part of “Fotohaus Berlin 2026” by the ParisBerlin>fotogroup in cooperation with Freelens e.V.

Andrea Durán: My Sister Is Afraid of the End of the World

Andrea Durán explores a deeply personal yet universally relevant theme through a visual and textual dialogue with her sister, who developed an intense fear of the apocalypse during her youth. Durán’s images capture fleeting impressions: artificial light, altered colors, and small animals struggling to adapt to changing ecosystems. In these poetic fragments, the apocalypse is not a spectacle, but a slow decay already underway—a world where moths lose their bearings beneath neon skies and the sun draws ever closer.

Oded Wagenstein: Like Last Year’s Snow

In the remote village of Yar-Sale in northern Siberia, Oded Wagenstein encountered a group of elderly women who were once part of a nomadic reindeer herding community. Now, they live in solitude in their old age, separated from nature and the traditions that once shaped their lives. Wagenstein’s work primarily explores the theme of aging and the elderly in various societies. In this series, he combines portraits of the women with images of the landscape where they once lived.

Doro Zinn: Future Kids

Leila, Coco, Mo, and İlhan are four young people who grew up in Germany as children of Muslim immigrants from Turkey and Palestine, respectively. Since 2016, Doro Zinn has been working with them on questions of identity, belonging, and representation. They navigate identities shaped by migration histories and contemporary realities, moving between gentrified neighborhoods and high-rises, hip-hop and tradition, social welfare and faith. Their parents came to Germany as so-called guest workers—part of the post-war labor force that was never meant to stay.

Friday, Mar 27, 2026, 6 pm
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