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The vertical movement has always been part of our language and our thinking. Growing" or "developing" often implies a vertical movement.
is often thought of as well. We increase in size, grow in height, ascend.

The vertical movement also has a central meaning in Christianity. God has always been located in heaven, in an above, whereas we are here below, on earth. The Ascension symbolizes an upward movement towards God; from this world to the hereafter, from below to above. Also the biblical story of "The Tower of Babel" also tells of the human attempt to build a tower into the infinity in order to become like God. The tower as a visualization of the vertical straight line upwards.

From the sole to the crown and beyond – the first year of Painting / Printmaking at the HGB is working its way up three meters this summer and artistically examining the vertical format and the painterly movement in the vertical. The results of this work will be presented on September 2 at the Night of Art in the PAX youth church to be seen.

The exhibition is accompanied by the cooking event "Taste the painting" from 16 clock: Food will be juxtaposed with paintings inspired by traditional Syrian dishes and folk stories. As a kind of cultural exchange, the visitors will be able to try out all the dishes on the opening evening.

Starting 7 pm there will be live music by students of the HMT Leipzig:
Hakim Azmi (piano)
Tino Ribeiro (double bass)
Anton Mück (percussion)
Markus Rehberg (saxophone)