HERSPECTIVE: 'PASSING DISTANCE' Exhibition on the In-Between Space in Photographic Discourse (EMOP Berlin, March 2–8, 2025)
In 2025, EMOP BERLIN, the European Month of Photography, will take place for the 11th time. This year’s theme of Germany's largest biennial photography festival is “What Stands Between Us”, addressing political tensions and the fragility of democratic values. Museums, galleries, embassies, photography schools, and project spaces will showcase a wide range of photographic perspectives across 100 exhibitions.
The photographer collective HERSPECTIVE presents “Passing Distance”, featuring works by 24 female photographers who explore the concepts of distance and proximity. Curated by Trine Skraastad and Tobias Laukemper, the exhibition reflects on the various dimensions of human relationships and perceptions in an increasingly fragmented world.
The HERSPECTIVE photographers focus on the in-between space: In maritime navigation, the required distance for a safe passage is called the passing distance. What distance is needed at a given moment to ensure a safe passing? It requires concentration, communication, trust, and reliability to maintain this distance. If the right of the stronger applies, a collision may occur, leading to friction, energy, and tension. The exhibition asks: What does the in-between space mean in photographic discourse? Does it narrow because every position has claims? What happens when it expands so much that the shared connection breaks?
The works provide insights into a broad spectrum of photographic practices and topics. Each piece challenges the viewer to question their own perception and the invisible boundaries between closeness and distance. There are no easy answers. No fixed "truth" is constructed; instead, the exhibition encourages acceptance of the uncertainty and complexity in human relationships and global societies.
On a long train journey through the Kazakh steppe, ANNE MOLDENHAUER tells the story of the shared challenge of living in a land of immense expanses. BETTINA THEUERKAUF confronts the visitor with the consequences of postmodernism. South African photographer DANIELA MÜLLER-BRUNKE addresses the culture of big-game hunting, while JULIA MARIE WERNER presents staged portraits of mentally ill individuals styled as "Fashion Stars," blending her passion for photography with her personal history.
MEIKE KENN reflects on her USA trip during the election period, highlighting the performative nature of politics and media, which she compares to wrestling matches, and shifts the boundaries of fiction and truth with her collages. MURIEL LIEBMANN explores the traces and scars of the female body after cancer, depicting it as a living mosaic of pain, healing, and transformation.
The former shopping center in the heart of Neukölln provides an exciting backdrop as the exhibition venue. Before its current use for various events, it served as temporary accommodation for refugees. Stories of space, fate, hope, and struggle are intertwined throughout the space.
Herspective Photographers is a collective of female photographers aiming to create impact through focused cultural actions. Support, visibility, and room for each individual to act are the collective’s declared goals. The more commercially oriented works will be showcased once again by the photographers at UPDATE on Friday, May 16, at the Telegraphenamt in Berlin.
Opening: March 1, 2025 with DJ RUEDE HAGELSTEIN
Closing: March 8, 2025 with DJ NATASCHA KANN
Herspective Photographers c/o CANK
Karl-Marx-Straße 95
12043 Berlin – Neukölln
herspective.de
emop-berlin.eu
CREDITS
Photographer Alexandra Polina
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About HERSPECTIVE
Only 15 % of agency photographers are women. Only 25% of the work shown at exhibitions is by female photographers. Male colleagues in the field of photography earn 31% more on average.2
We don't want to talk about it anymore, we want to change it. We are a collective of professional female photographers from the fields of advertising, editorial and art. Together, we are fighting for more visibility, diversity and equal rights on the German market.
We are both a solidarity network and a driving platform. To exchange ideas with each other and as a beacon for potential customers and clients.
Because together we are stronger, louder and therefore more visible.
Let's work together to ensure that we are seen, booked and celebrated.
Let's tell, collect and curate our stories, images and visions.
So that future generations will take it for granted that photographers have absolutely equal rights when it comes to pitch invitations, commissions and agency portfolios.
That's what we're fighting for here, politically and with all our might.
We are here, we are good and we are many. We are Herspective.
Aim high. Shoot higher.
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