A discussion on the exhibition’s accompanying publication with Ann Mbuti, professor of process design and independent author, and Nele Stecher, artist.
Moderator: Katharina Dunst, art historian
and curator.
As part of “Human Song — Was uns zusammenhält”

The exhibition features photographs of communities—whether formed by chance, by choice, or by decree. The photographs reveal that belonging is not a fixed state, but something that is constantly being redefined through everyday life and shared activities.
In contrast to an often negative media discourse that primarily emphasizes the divisive and difficult aspects of communities, this exhibition focuses on what unites us, without overlooking how fragile this structure can be at the same time.
The exhibition brings together different perspectives on community and invites visitors to engage in conversation about it. What becomes visible are not only formal visual arrangements, but also the social dynamics behind them: moments that create closeness, strengthen connections, or mark boundaries.
“Human Song – Was uns zusammenhält” encourages us to look more closely—at encounters, relationships, and the subtle interplay that makes community possible. An exhibition about what holds us together.

Fourth and final part of the series “In the Picture – Archived and Contemporary Photography in Dialogue”

Contemporary photographs:
Stephanie Meier and Rut Himmelsbach
Historical photographs:
Hans Bertolf, Lothar Jeck, Rolf Walter Jeck, Foto Jeck, Alfred Kugler, Fotoarchiv Wolf

March 22 to June 21, 2026
Indoor venue: BelleVue – A Place for Photography, Sat & Sun, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
At the outdoor locations: Matthäuskirche, Kaserne, and the courtyard of the State Archives