Peter Groß - Der Traum ist aus
In the organizer's words:
Peter Groß
Opening: 07.02.2025 19:00 h
10.02.2025 - 04.04.2025
The dream is over -Paintings | Objects | Drawings
February 24, 2025 marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The war, which began in 2014 with the occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, has changed Europe and the world. workshop hannover is showing the latest cycle of works by Hanover-based artist Peter Groß, in which he has been using artistic means to deal with the war of aggression since 2022 - with paintings, collages and objects.
The powerful and moving images are often based on photographic templates conveyed by the media. How is art conceivable in the face of destruction, horror and suffering? And how can we react to it from the "outside"? Peter Groß takes a painful and empathetic look at the background and consequences of this war and its effects on people, places and landscapes. What the works have in common is their black background - as a symbol of darkness and mourning.
Peter Groß has placed the song title "Der Traum ist aus" by the band "Ton Steine Scherben" in front of his series of pictures. The song, written in 1972, is an anthem for the hope of peace and an appeal to continue fighting for a better world and not to give up on the dream. Despair and hope are closely intertwined here. With his haunting exhibition, Peter Groß challenges himself and us to take a closer look, to confront the vehemence and brutality of the conflict and not to accept that war is becoming "normality".
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