Opening Friday, September 11, 2026, 7-9 pm
The artist will be present
Curated by Stefanie Regina Dietzel
The Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung presents for the first time the historical industrial photographs of Alfred Ehrhardt (1901–84) in an entirely new, contemporary light. From 1954 to 1963, Ehrhardt produced numerous films and photographic works on commission for the tobacco company Reemtsma & Co. These works have remained largely underrecognized and stand in contrast to his well-known artistic photographs of nature and landscapes. The documents, which have rarely been exhibited, form the foundation for Leipzig-based artist Ramona Schacht’s (b. 1989) latest work: Photography’s Claim to Property. Bilder im Auftrag Reemtsmas. Schacht engages intensively with the working environments depicted in the images, examining which political, economic, and physical orders they reveal—and which remain concealed. Tobacco as a raw material is present throughout the exhibition in the form of plants grown by the artist herself.
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