DISORDER

This summer, THE GÄLLERY will host a juried exhibition as part of Fotosommer Stuttgart for a second time. This year’s theme is DISORDER, meaning a state of disorientation in which we have to recalibrate and find our bearings. When an existing order loses its validity, there is not only a loss of stability but also a gain of unexpected perspectives. The exhibition presents works by 23 artists who explore various dimensions of the theme through photography. In these works, disorder does not always manifest as a visible phenomenon but is sometimes hidden beneath a strictly organized surface. Photography can both capture states of obvious disorder in images and make subtle forms of disorder perceptible.

This exhibition represents the prominent centerpiece of the wide-ranging Fotosommer program. During the festival’s main run from July 18 to July 26, numerous galleries in Stuttgart will host exhibitions and events on the theme of disorder.

Credit: Valerie Schmidt, Bild aus der Serie „Claus stolpert“, 2018, © Valerie Schmidt