Die Höhle festival 2026_ Distance
Die Höhle festival will come back on May the 23rd and 24th 2026 for the third time at Theater Expedition Metropolis. Again a large inhabitable camera obscura will be set up in the theater, and visitors will enjoy creative and educational contents while also being involved in an immersive and archeological experience of photography. Distance is the caption of this edition of the festival: every photo a person sees broadens the horizons of their experience, without them having to take a single step towards the subject of the photo; photography is entangled in a necessary yet ambiguous relationship with distance, simultaneously eliminating and producing it. With an installation, two performances, one workshop and one talk, Die Hohle festival 2026 proposes to fantasize within this grey area.
May, 24th, 3 pm
Away From Matter
Installation with Olek Brodowicz
In what ways and how far does a photograph distance itself from its subject-matter? The question models itself on the ancient problem of form and matter posed by ancient Greek thinkers, namely the relation between the immaterial form, the formless matter and the composite particular – a thing in the world we can point to – resulting from their interaction. In photography the form is the subject of the photograph, the matter is the two-dimensional sensitive surface, the composite is the picture. The ways in which the relation can be established is the whole spectrum of photographic possibility – the wall of Plato’s Cave.
“Away from Matter” is a tactile research into this topic, in the form of an installation presenting a number of attempts at creating pictures that play with the ‘distance’ between a single object and various ways in which it can be approached via photography.
No admission charged, but please get in contact before: tickets@expedition-metropolis.de
Die Kleine KunstHalle, der Aufführungsraum, ist über eine Rampe zugänglich. Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns, falls Ihrem Besuch Barrieren im Wege stehen über veranstaltung@expedition-metropolis.de oder unter 030 47 98 01 52. Wir werden unser Bestes geben, Ihnen einen Besuch zu ermöglichen. ++++ The Kleine KunstHalle, the theater, where the event takes place, can be accessed via an outdoor ramp. Should you encounter any barriers to your visit, please do not hesitate to contact us at veranstaltung@expedition-metropolis.de or by phone at +49 30 47 98 01 52. We will do our best to make your visit possible.