PLAYLIST. Ein fotografisches Mixtape von Studierenden der Merz Akademie und der ABK Stuttgart

The musical playlist is an integral part of youth culture. As a carefully crafted sequence of songs with different timbres, rhythms and moods, it is more than the sum of its parts. In this sense, the exhibition opens up a polyphonic course that invites the audience to immerse themselves in the changing atmospheres of the individual projects.

The works shown in the current exhibition exhibit interesting intersections between applied, documentary and artistic photography. The themes are as diverse as the realities of the students' lives. Biographical experiences and everyday observations set the tone: the projects deal with questions of belonging, community and social character or explore existential musical experiences and touching lines of text. The artists focus on spiritual experiences, turn their attention to the routines of everyday life or analyze their own emotional state in times of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

The special exhibition was created in collaboration with photography professors Ulrike Myrzik (ABK Stuttgart) and Anja Weber (Merz Akademie). The project follows on from a series of collaborations with art academies in "THE GÄLLERY - Space for Photography".

Exhibitors:

Elvin Ayanoglu, Laura Benner, Leonie Bucher, Nele David, Semiha Değirmenci, Lena Zoe Dernai, Emilia Giese, Iliana Glatz, Julia Groß, Miriam Häfele, Sophie Hanna, Serafine Hauschke, Sarah Hendrysiak, Clara Imberger, Alonso John, Melissa Kugele, Alwin Maigler, Lisa Mantel, Ilya Netyosov, Max Schindler, Maxim Schipko, Elia Schmid, Zoe Schmidt, Julius Schröder, Yannick Schroth, Josepha Stolz, Mariia Sviatohorova, Marlene Theiss, Xenia Wahl, Farida Emanuella Womeno-Dassi

Image: Leonie Bucher, æmilia, from the series "touch me again", 2025, © Leonie Bucher