Strange? Remarkable! at BLMK: Seeing Photography Differently in Cottbus
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Strange? Remarkable! – Photography that Irritates and Resonates
This exhibition at the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art – Diesel Power Plant Cottbus – gathers photographic art that challenges our viewing habits and sharpens the aesthetic experience. In concentrated contemplation of the works, an atmosphere unfolds between strangeness, wonder, and intellectual curiosity.
Images that Fall Out of Order: Perspective, Time, Intervention
Unusual perspectives, extreme close-ups, long-exposure and multiple exposures, chemical interventions in the darkroom, as well as digital distortions break the supposed proximity to reality in photography. The curated selection of works draws attention to the boundary between document and construction, the poetics of the apparatus, and the staging of reality.
Artistic Positions: From VALIE EXPORT to Hans-Christian Schink
The exhibition presents works by Claus Bach, Gerd Bonfert, Kurt Buchwald, Klaus Elle, VALIE EXPORT, Katja Eydel, Thomas Florschuetz, Andreas Gefeller, Stefan Heyne, Joachim Jansong, York der Knöfel, Matthias Leupold, Ulrich Lindner, Steffen Mertens, ORLAN, Marc Räder, Michael Schade, Hans-Christian Schink, Erasmus Schröter, Klaus Wittkugel, and Edwin Zwakmann. The range of subjects spans from portrait and landscape to urban topographies and conceptual photo montages.
Learning to See: Curation, Context, and Art Historical Classification
From an art historical perspective, the exhibition illuminates photography as an independent artistic medium since the late modern era. It makes tangible how formal strategies – cropping, series, materiality of the print – reveal social questions of identity, body, technology, and truth. The curation relies on dense juxtapositions that open references to the works and train the aesthetic judgment of the audience.
Collection Competence of the BLMK
As a state museum with a distinguished collection of art from the GDR and its traditions, BLMK exemplifies how photography shaped debates about perception, authorship, and publicness in East and West. Opening hours at the Diesel Power Plant: Tuesday to Sunday, 11 AM – 7 PM; the exhibition spaces are accessible by elevators.
Conclusion: Those seeking an intense art experience discover photography as a space for thought here: irritating, precise, remarkable. For art enthusiasts, the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to experience material, light, and perspective as active players in image creation. A must-visit – the impact of the originals can only be assessed in the space.
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