When the Wall came down in Berlin in November 1989, Birgit Kleber did become a kind of reporter for a short time, but without an assignment, just for herself. She set off and tried out her gaze on something other than faces during those historic days. Than on faces, on history, you could say.
Her photos show upheavals, sometimes in detail, sometimes on a large scale. In this case, too, Birgit Kleber is not so interested in the superficial, in what newspapers put on page one, what newspapers put on page one. She is looking for the essence. The essence of these days is openness. Something that seemed firmly established is suddenly gone. Everything is suddenly a building site, life, the city, the future. People have all kinds of feelings: relief, euphoria, helplessness, curiosity, some even fear. Everything is upside down. Can we still feel today what we felt back then? That is what this exhibition is about.
Text by Harald Martenstein
Talk with Michael Biedowicz and artist Birgit Kleber on 31 October 2024, 7 pm in German language.
Opening hours: Sun-Wed 12-7 pm, Thur-Sat 12-8 pm
For further information please consider the event page at Kommunale Gallerie Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.
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