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In the summer of 2025, KUNSTHALLE GIESSEN is dedicating the exhibition (In)Visibility of Violence, to the question of how art confronts violence. This multi-genre group exhibition brings together international positions that make various forms and mechanisms of violence tangible, document them, or pose critical reflections of them. Acts of war—omnipresent in the media and seemingly endless—shape our visual habits and dominate public perception. In addition to visibly manifest violence, such as the brutal destruction of buildings and cultural heritage, the sight of civilian victims, or images of displaced persons and refugees, the exhibition particularly focuses on the often invisible dimensions of violence. Structural, psychological, or gender-based violence, especially against women and minorities, as well as the resulting traumas and emotional suffering, often remain hidden. Ideological and religious hatred, passed down through generations and dispr…
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In the summer of 2025, KUNSTHALLE GIESSEN is dedicating the exhibition (In)Visibility of Violence, to the question of how art confronts violence. This multi-genre group exhibition brings together international positions that make various forms and mechanisms of violence tangible, document them, or pose critical reflections of them. Acts of war—omnipresent in the media and seemingly endless—shape our visual habits and dominate public perception. In addition to visibly manifest violence, such as the brutal destruction of buildings and cultural heritage, the sight of civilian victims, or images of displaced persons and refugees, the exhibition particularly focuses on the often invisible dimensions of violence. Structural, psychological, or gender-based violence, especially against women and minorities, as well as the resulting traumas and emotional suffering, often remain hidden. Ideological and religious hatred, passed down through generations and dispr…
