Photography exhibit to showcase light, dark of Germany’s history in Manila
(As released) Get an overview of the last 40 years of German history through a black and white photography exhibition by one of Germany's most distinguished photographers, Barbara Klemm.
The exhibition entitled “Barbara Klemm: Helldunkel - Light and Dark” will be held at Ninoy Aquino Library and Resource Center, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila and is open every Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from June 21, 2018 to Aug. 3, 2018.
Before the exhibition formally opens, guests are invited to an opening program to be held at the same venue on June 20, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Barbara Klemm is one of the most outstanding chroniclers of recent Germany. In her "Helldunkel – Light and Dark exhibition," photographs taken before and after the unification of East and West Germany from every sphere of society: from politics, culture and the economy, photos that capture unique and often tense moments as well as plain everyday life, photos of demonstrations, protests, and of immigrants, of cultural events, mass gatherings, and urban spaces will be featured.
Following the opening of the exhibition on June 20 are lectures about “Documentary Photography in Germany” by Dr. Ursula Zeller from IFA, who’s also the curator of the exhibition.
The first lecture will be held at Ninoy Aquino Library and Resource Center, PUP Manila, on June 21, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., while the second lecture will be held the following day, June 22, at the School of Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, on the same time.
The “Barbara Klemm: Helldunkel - Light and Dark” is an exhibition by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e. V., Stuttgart, Germany, www.ifa.de and is presented by the Goethe-Institut Philippinen in partnership with the PUP University Center for the Culture and the Arts. For more information on the exhibition and its side events, visit Goethe.de/Manila.
This is part of the Viva Europa cultural festival which celebrates the 2018 Year of European Cultural Heritage which aims to highlight the cultural partnership and friendship between the EU and the Philippines. Philstar.com is the online media partner for the festival.
