Winterwerkschau 2026: Projekte

Projektinformationen

eingereicht von
Birgit Wudtke

Mitwirkende
/// WEIMAR: Anna Carbonés Rodellas, Maria Luise Henze, Anneliese Juliane John, Frida Ludwig, Luisa Ngoc Linh Pham, Sophie Anna Perks, Jacob Prucker, Claudia Roncero Vázquez and Philine Vogelsang. /// ADDIS ABABA: Rediet Aemero, Yonatan Nigussie Andarge, Nesebho Asrat, Natan Birhanu, Ephrem Kibebew, Tsion Molla, Redeit Merid Mulugeta, Hayat Suleyman and Bezawit Tilahun.

Lehrende
Birgit Wudtke & Yero Adunga Eticha

Fakultät:
Kunst und Gestaltung

Studiengang:
Visuelle Kommunikation (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)),
Visuelle Kommunikation (Master of Arts (M.A.)),
Lehramt an Gymnasien: Kunst (Zweifachstudium, Doppelfach) (1. Staatsprüfung),
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung (Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)),
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung - Studienprogramm Integrated International Media Art and Design Studies (Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) und Master of Arts (M.A.)),
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung - Studienprogramm Media Art and Design (Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)),
Medienkunst/Mediengestaltung - Studienprogramm Media Art und Design (MAD) (englischsprachig) (Master of Science (M.Sc.))

Art der Präsentation
Ausstellung

Links
https://www.instagram.com/_every…
https://www.postdigitale-fotokun…
https://tikurqelem.com/

Kooperationspartner:
Yonathan Terefe Benti, Director, Tikur Qelem Magazine, Addis Ababa

Projektbeschreibung

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Photography section at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar initiated an experimental course exploring street photography as a form of intercultural dialogue. Students were invited to reflect on modes of seeing and being seen by questioning visual conventions, aesthetic hierarchies, and culturally inscribed narratives. Guided by two mentors, the course connected participants in Weimar with photographers in Addis Ababa through a collaborative workshop organized by Tikur Qelem Magazine. This translocal exchange created a dialogical space between two cities and visual cultures, enabling everyday life to be re-examined from shifting perspectives. The program was enriched by guest lecturer Yero Adugna Eticha, whose publication Black in Berlin (2024) critically addresses visibility and representation. Working in nine intercultural teams, students collaborated remotely by exchanging images via Telegram and developing shared photographic assignments. The resulting body of work forms a fragmented yet interconnected portrait of daily life in Weimar and Addis Ababa, revealing both affinities and contrasts. Using smartphones as their primary tool, the course emphasized immediacy, accessibility, and contemporary image practices. Everyday Elsewhere ultimately became an inquiry into perspective, place, and shared human experience through the lens of the ordinary.