Another State of Mind: What we Feel - What we See - What we Do.
Symposium of the International Photoszene Cologne in cooperation with the Academy of Media Arts Cologne on the exhibition “Feelings & Photography” & “To Dwell in the Same Time and Space” as part of the Photoszene Festival Cologne
May 16, 2025, 3-6 p.m.
May 17, 2025, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Academy of Media Arts, Cologne
Filzengraben 4, 50676 Cologne
What insights does photography provide about people's feelings? How can feelings be captured photographically - or created visually? Together with invited international artists, scientists, curators and teachers, we will reflect on the power of emotions in and from images. What are their potentials and dangers? On Friday, the focus will be on the creation of emotions in the digital and generative image world. In addition to current scientific lectures on the expression of emotions in photography, curators will speak on Saturday about their experiences in dealing with emotions and exhibition practice. KHM students will discuss emotions as a catalyst for artistic practice in times of multiple crises with speakers they have invited.
Speakers (as of 12.03.2025):
Maria Hlavajova (art historian, Utrecht)
Nadine Isabelle Henrich (Curator, House of Photography, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg)
Dr. Roland Meyer (Digital Cultures and Arts, University of Zurich)
Christin Müller (freelance curator, Leipzig)
Dr. Sophie-Charlotte Opitz (Curator, Bucerius Kunstforum, Hamburg)
Dr. Thomas Spies (media scientist and media artist)
Dr. Geraldine Spiekermann (Prof. Art History, University of Potsdam),
Emily Winkelsträter & Paulina Akbay (students, KHM Cologne) with Cihan Çakmak (artist, Berlin)
+ TBA.
Moderation:
Jan Borreck (Curator, Internationale Photoszene Köln) and Andreas Langfeld (Research Associate, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne)
The symposium is free of charge and will be held partly in German and partly in English. We are happy about supporting donations!
Binding registration for the symposium for detailed planning on site is requested by email to: anmeldung@photoszene.de
The two-day symposium takes place at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne with the kind support of VG Bild-Kunst / Stiftung Kulturwerk.
