Die Nächte sind nicht für die Menge gemacht

In the organizer's words:

The exhibition "Nights are not made for the crowd" brings together artistic positions that are dedicated to the topos of the night from different perspectives. In sculpture, video, installation, painting and photography, the works address alienation and longing, intoxication and spirituality, examine nocturnal natural phenomena or the political and social dimensions of light.

The nocturnal subject is a timeless theme. From the Renaissance to the 20th century, the night has played a major role as a genre painting. We are familiar with atmospheric night scenes with candles, torches or gas lighting. Romantic depictions of nocturnal natural phenomena, such as a thunderstorm, also enjoyed great popularity. Lightning flashes, the stars twinkle and the moon shines melancholically or gloomily. Sleep, dreams and the unconscious were also themes associated with the nocturnal subject.