Art Calendar - 25 May 2022

„Im Reich der Stille“

Underwater photography by Gaby Fey in Wiesbaden.

The new exhibition in Wiesbaden as part of the art and culture programme "WATER: POWER" for Wiesbaden's "Year of Water".

 Friday, 10 June 2022, until Sunday, 17 July 2022.

"The most beautiful moments in life are not those in which you breathe,

but those that take your breath away."

Rainer Maria Rilke

Cologne artist Gaby Fey stages portraits and icons of art history - under water. Now her art can be seen in Wiesbaden. The location of the series of paintings will be in the Rococo-style Christophorus Church at Paradiesgäßchen 9 in Wiesbaden-Schierstein.

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"I experience this absolute silence, which I love so much about my work under water, in a similar way in a place of worship," explains Gaby Fey, and Susanne Claußen, education officer at the Protestant Deanery of Wiesbaden, emphasises: "Here, church space and artwork overlap in their intentions and I hope they reinforce each other."

On view are "La Cène", a detailed interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci's world-famous "Last Supper", "Le Radeau de la Méduse", based on Théodore Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa", as well as "Confrontation" - a weightlessly floating Jesus.

"Each of my paintings holds a secret," says Gaby Fey. "I take the viewer on a journey into the unconscious, into the magical universe of our wishes and dreams."

The artist prepares long and meticulously for the realisation of her works - it took almost a year to complete "La Cène". All the pictures in the exhibition were created in a pool in the South of France, where Gaby Fey lives for several months of the year.

Gaby Fey: "In the Realm of Silence"

10.6.22 - 17.7.22

Christophorus Church

Paradiesgäßchen 1

65201 Wiesbaden-Schierstein

Vernissage:

Friday, 10 June 2022

7 pm

An approximately 20-minute film about the creation / making of the painting "La Cène" entitled "The ruin of Exchange" will be shown.

Opening hours:

Saturdays from 10 am to 12 noon

Sundays after the church service until 12 noon

For the Schierstein Harbour Festival on 9 and 10 July, the church will be open in the afternoon.

About the artist:

Gaby Fey first works in front of the camera - as an internationally sought-after model. She develops an almost symbiotic relationship with water, which becomes visible in her impressive and inspiring photographic work. Exhibitions in Germany, France, Monaco, Austria and Switzerland are proof of the international interest in her work. TV stations, newspapers and online publications have already reported extensively on the work of the avant-garde underwater artist.

Further information at:

https://www.gaby-fey.com

Water shapes Wiesbaden

Legend has it that the giant Ekko, enraged that a dragon had escaped him while hunting in the Taunus forests, drove his sword into the ground near Wiesbaden. Hot water sprayed towards him. Ekko had found the first spring of healing water.

Water is the basis of all life and an indispensable commodity. Wiesbaden institutions such as churches, mosques, galleries, museums, universities, schools and the adult education centre are participating in the "Year of Water". The programme includes exhibitions, city tours, plays and many other projects and activities.

Further information at:

wasser.wiesbaden.de

La Cene - ©Gaby Fey

Another work by Gaby Fey

Marianne ©Gaby Fey

Art - 1 Mai 2022

HA Schult Wall of Freedom -

Freedom in the words of Drew Hammond

HA Schult’s Wall of Freedom is on permanent view at AQ 7, a division of the Andreas Quartier at the junction of Neubrückstrasse and Ratingerstrasse. Freiheit in den Worten von Drew Hammond.

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HA Schult 's Wall of Freedom in Düsseldorf

©Ansgar van Treeck

Business - 12 May 2022

Sustainability or circularity?

The Center for Circular Economy at RWTH Aachen University opens its doors. Companies, designers even influencers - all refer to sustainability. Sustainability is the key concept for successful market establishment. But just as important as sustainability is circularity. Circularity even replaces previous sustainability strategies. This is the thesis of Mohammad Chehadé. So get to know the newly formed Center for Circular Economy at RWTH Aachen University. In the first episode, Alethea Magazine meets Mohammad Chehadé, the Executive Director since July 2021. 

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©Center for Circular Economy at RWTH Aachen University

Art / Personalities - 8 Mai 2022

Dr Tayfun Belgin, the museum director of the Osthaus Hagen talked about his plans for the Osthaus Hagen on the occasion of the opening of Von Fernen umgeben, the new series of paintings by Dieter Nuhr. The museum has been in the media lately because of star artists like Sylvester Stallone, Bryan Adams and now Dieter Nuhr - but Dr Belgin is also known for his new discoveries. And - what is actually the key to success for a museum director?

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From left: Dr Tayfun Belgin, Dieter Nuhr, Dirk Geuer

©Geuer & Geuer