On this evening, questions were discussed around the topic of photography and flight. Photography takes on various functions and forms of expression in art as well as in journalism. As a tool for documentation, representation or even provocation, it shapes the visual perception and memory of certain events. It depicts realities, but also constructs them. Critical photography deals in particular with the role and the voices of the photographers. Who takes pictures? Who or what is represented? And in what context are the pictures presented? The discussion revolved around the impact of portrayals on the issue of escape and the responsibility one bears as a photographer and publisher.
The participants were Nermin Ismail (journalist and author, editor at Deutsche Welle in Bonn), Natalia Hecht (artist and psychologist, Brunnenpassage), Ammar Alabd Alhamid (participant in the photography workshops Living Realities, Changing Perceptions, studied communication sciences, worked at film and television), Florian Rainer (photographer and artist, exhibition and book “Escape Routes: Autumn 2015 in Austria”). Clara Gallistl moderated the evening.
