The Art Calendar by Francesca Morelli, 5 February 2022

Franziska Stünkel Exhibition "Coexist" at Leica Galerie Düsseldorf

February 19 - April 30, 2022

Leica Galerie Düsseldorf is showing works by German photographer and film director Franziska Stünkel in the exhibition "Coexist." For more than twelve years, the internationally awarded film director and photographic artist has traveled with her Leica camera through Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas in search of natural reflections on window glass that, in their condensation, tell of the coexistence of human life. 

Charged to the highest complexity, her photographs are the visualization of the commonalities and contrasts that exist in our interconnected world. The artist completely dispenses with digital post-processing of her photographs. The result is a multi-layered view of the highly topical question of coexistence in our present. The exhibition at Leica Galerie Düsseldorf presents photographs from the entire twelve-year work cycle "Coexist". 

The artist

Franziska Stünkel is a German photo artist and film director. After studying in the film class and the class for artistic photography, among others, at the University of Fine Arts Kassel, she became a master student of Prof. Uwe Schrader. Franziska Stünkel's images are shown in renowned galleries and exhibition institutions and are represented in private and public collections, including the collection of the Sprengel Museum Hannover. Among the awards for her photographic work are the Audi Art Award and the Berlin Hyp Art Prize. Her films have been shown in 19 countries and at more than 100 international film festivals and have received numerous awards, 

The exhibition

Leica Gallery Düsseldorf "Coexist"

February 19 to April 30, 2022.

Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m,

Kö Gallery | Königsallee 60 40212 Dusseldorf

The illustrated book "Coexist" has been published by Kehrer Verlag to accompany the exhibition.

At Leica, it is part of the brand culture to have various measures to promote photography. In addition to the worldwide Leica Galleries and the Leica Academies, these include the Leica Hall of Fame Award and, in particular, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), which is one of the most innovative prizes for photography today. 

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