Category: Current

Curated by Franziska Schmidt
In partnership with the Estate of Kilian Breier
The exhibition is part of the EMOP—European Month of Photography 2025

The Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung invites you to the exhibition Kilian Breier: Abstract Concrete—Matter, Light, and Form focusing on the work of German avant-garde photographer Kilian Breier (1931–2011). Breier is regarded as one of the leading experimental photographic artists of the post-war period. The exhibition offers an insightful glimpse into his development as an artist and demonstrates Breier’s understanding of photography as a medium that produces its own kind of imagery.

Breier’s work is characterized by the idea that photography is significantly more than just a means for depicting reality. He regarded it as a method for generating images that do not show what is visibly apparent but instead form unique, often abstract visuals realms. For decades, he explored the possibilities of using light, chemical processes, and camera-less techniques to create images that transcend traditional photography.

Opening Hours: Sundays 2-5 pm

Born in Triptis, Alfred Ehrhardt (1901-1984) was one of the few Bauhaus students who earned his living exclusively as a filmmaker and photographer. In 1948, with the support of the British occupation authorities, he founded his own cultural film production company in Hamburg. His first post-war works include a film about the Bordesholm Altar in Schleswig and a two-part cultural film about the life and work of the German sculptor, draughtsman and writer Ernst Barlach (1870-1938). At the time, Ehrhardt was regarded as the “most important German post-war cultural film creator”.