Überleben im Zelt

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Opening hours of the exhibition

May 5 - June 23, 2026

Mon-Thu & Sat-Sun | 10.00 - 17.00 hrs
Fri | 10.00 - 15.00 hrs

For events until 19.00 hrs

On August 3, 2014, the "Islamic State" (IS) attacked the Kurdish region of Shingal in Iraq, where mainly Yezidis live. Around 10,000 Yezidi men and around 7,000 women were abducted and systematically raped and enslaved for years. 400,000 Yezidis were forced to leave their homes. Alexander Fichtner documents the situation of the people after their flight and gives an insight into their lives. During a press trip to the Sheikhan refugee camp in the province of North Kurdistan, he took sober yet intimate photographs. Ten years later, many are still living in tents.