Experience Photography, Memory and Dialogue at Potsdam Museum
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When Photographs Become Spaces of Remembrance
On October 3, 2026, the Brandenburg Museum for Future, Present and History in Potsdam invites you to a moderated discussion about photography, memory, and East German identity. Under the title "Nothing is done. Not by a long shot." historical recordings from the 1990s encounter new photographs by students of the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences.
Three Decades in Photographic Dialogue
The focus is on how places change and how our perspective on them transforms in turn. The photographs from the original project "Photography and Memory" by Jürgen Rehrmann enter into a dialogue with contemporary images by Merle Kauf and Charlotte Schröter. Both students have engaged with the historical images and re-photographed places in Prignitz thirty years later.
Image, Memory, and Identity
The event combines art observation with cultural education and opens a view on the documentary, social, and aesthetic dimensions of photography. What do photographs preserve, and what do they leave out? How do memories arise from images, personal experiences, and shared history? The discussion examines how photographic archives shape notions of Brandenburg and East Germany.
East German Everyday Culture Today
The discussion leads from the photographed places to current questions of identity, nostalgia, and cultural appropriation. Olivia Schneider brings perspectives on East German everyday culture, pop culture, and social media. This creates a connection between analog photography, contemporary image culture, and the ways in which history is read and retold today.
Moderated Discussion with Different Generations
Jürgen Rehrmann reflects on his photographic work from the 1990s. Merle Kauf and Charlotte Schröter report on their contemporary art observation and the new photographs. Prof. Wiebke Loeper, professor of photography at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences and co-project leader of the current photography project, moderates the evening and connects the different perspectives with the exhibition.
Conclusion: An Art Experience Between Image Memory and Present
The event promises a concentrated exhibition atmosphere, stimulating conversations, and an aesthetic experience in which photography appears as a testimonial of time and as an open form of thought. Those who want to understand how images shape memory and how generations reconsider their history will experience an enlightening evening at the museum. Visiting is worthwhile for anyone who wants to connect photographic art, contemporary history, and cultural dialogue.
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