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Participating artists:
Class of 2023: Susanne Keichel, Paula Markert, Franziska Schrödinger

opening hours:
Tue. to Thu. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Fri. to Sat. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Venue:
Kunstraum Notkirche
Mülheimer Straße 70
45145 Essen

Three photographers explore different facets of the Ruhr area as part of the "emscherbilder" project. The photographic positions of the 2023 vintage will be exhibited from 1 to 26 October 2024 in the Notkirche art space in Essen. Since 2015, the Emschergenossenschaft has regularly invited photographers to take an artistic and documentary look at the Emscher conversion and the development of the Emscher Valley as part of the "emscherbilder" project. Contrary to what the title might suggest, the river is only rarely visible. This is because the focus is not on the Emscher itself, but on the landscape, cultural, social and economic changes in the Emscher region. The "emscherbilder" format is intended to accompany the effects of the Emscher conversion on the landscape and society with the help of targeted commissioned photography and capture them for future generations. The commissioned photographers are invited to explore and document the transformation of the region in specially developed concepts and their realisation. The photo collection created in this context is intended to supplement the archive of the ongoing photographic documentation of the Emscher conversion by the association itself. As these are mainly limited to technical aspects and the documentation of construction sites, the "emscherbilder" project can complement this perspective by broadening the focus to include region-specific topics related to the Emscher conversion. Between 2015 and 2022, sixteen documentary or journalistic-style photographs have already been taken that describe the Emscher region and social life from individual perspectives and through very different themes.

In 2023, three photographers were selected to realise their concepts. The works now on display each have their own focus on the Emscher region and the people who live there, thus drawing attention to important issues. The photographs are part of the Ruhr Museum's photography collection.