{"id":44713,"date":"2020-11-20T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2020\/11\/20\/exhibition-at-the-steinmuehle-people-diversity-future-show-your-face-raise-your-voice\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:34:49","slug":"exhibition-at-the-steinmuehle-people-diversity-future-show-your-face-raise-your-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2020\/11\/20\/exhibition-at-the-steinmuehle-people-diversity-future-show-your-face-raise-your-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition at the Steinm\u00fchle: People, Diversity, Future \u2013 Show Your Face! Raise Your Voice!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c<\/span>The exhibition PEOPLE, DIVERSITY, FUTURE \u2013 SHOW YOUR FACE! RAISE YOUR VOICE!\u201d was created as a tool for educational and public outreach so that the cultural diversity of the people in the university town of Marburg and the Marburg-Biedenkopf district becomes visible as a statement and a symbol against xenophobia and racism,\u201d explains Thomas Gebauer in an interview. Visitors can get a glimpse into his work in the atrium of the Steinm\u00fchle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

People think and feel differently, have different values and norms, and do not share a uniform conception of happiness. And yet all people deserve the same respect, regardless of their background, religion, or skin color. Thirty-five of the 120 exhibits in the \u201cPeople, Diversity, Future\u201d <\/b> exhibition are <\/b> currently on display in the atrium of the Steinm\u00fchle. The answers to the question, \u201cWhat is my greatest happiness?\u201d are just as diverse. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With this work, Thomas Gebauer aims to encourage reflection on the pursuit of happiness as a collective need and the sociocultural foundation of human civilization. In the future as well, activities accompanying the exhibition and writing projects, for example, are intended to deepen and broaden the understanding \u201cthat we are one indivisible human family, in which all people, without exception, share human rights and bear joint responsibility for all life and for the future of the Earth,\u201d according to his statement. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A dynamic impetus for reflection<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Gebauer thus provides a dynamic impetus for reflection on human happiness. Happiness, a concept that often devolves into a clich\u00e9 when put into words, can indeed be described precisely and individually\u2014but this takes time. \u201cDuring the two years of preparation for this exhibition, I waited a very long time and with great patience for some of the answers, and in doing so I learned that human happiness seems to be something that is found rather than sought, and that while it varies greatly depending on people\u2019s life situations, it always revolves around a core understanding of happiness.\u201d \u201cEverything takes time\u201d also applied to the numerous appointments Gebauer had to organize over the two-year production period in order to photograph the approximately 140 women, men, teenagers, and children. A photographic presentation of the exhibition even includes 140 exhibits. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>In a specially produced exhibition newsletter, I published not only photos of the people and their thoughts on happiness but also a logo designed specifically for the \u201cPeople, Diversity, Future\u201d<\/b> exhibition, in which the sun (light\/insight), a sail (moon\/tool), and a ship (Earth\/human family) are integrated in multicolored form into the words PEOPLE DIVERSITY FUTURE,\u201d explains Gebauer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Everyone defines happiness differently<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For me, happiness is \u201c\u2026being healthy\u2026\u201d \u201c\u2026my family being well\u2026\u201d \u201c\u2026being able to drink an \u00c4ppler in my Weidenhausen\u2026\u201d. – Some answers come up more often, while others are unique. Responses to the question of personal happiness often revolve around peace or spending time with loved ones. But there are other responses as well: \u201cI\u2019m happiest when I\u2019m not thinking about whether I\u2019m happy.\u201d Or even \u201c\u2026I\u2019m happy when all the plastic disappears from the oceans.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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People, Diversity, Future<\/span><\/span><\/b> – \u201cShow Your Face! Raise Your Voice!\u201d is a very ambitious exhibition project. In October 2017, the association \u201cVielfalt Marburg e.V.\u201d was able to secure Thomas Gebauer to bring the project to life, and Gebauer ultimately completed and unveiled it in October 2019. The theme fits well into current debates, explains chairwoman Nadine Bernshausen. It is the mission of the association \u201cVielfalt Marburg e.V.\u201d to further promote a general spirit of internationalism and mutual understanding among people, so that a vibrant utopia can continue to be fostered: Being different should not only be accepted, but can also be perceived as exciting and enriching. <\/span> <\/p>\n

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A Tool Against Racism<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Gebauer, dialogue and shifts in perspective\u2014as cultural tools\u2014along with mutual recognition and understanding among people, are important goals of communication. He himself experienced the exhibition\u2019s development phase as a kind of journey of discovery into the values and ideas that are \u201cessential and truly important\u201d to all people on Earth. Gebauer plans to show the \u201cHuman Diversity, Future\u201d exhibition for an initial period of five years as a tool against racism and xenophobia in general, and hopes, \u201c\u2026 that, in light of the fascinating diversity of our human family, the fear of what initially seems foreign to us in other people can be overcome in favor of greater openness and curiosity toward people both near us and those from distant, foreign cultural spheres.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Thomas Gebauer did a great job with that,” commented Ines Vielhaben, an art teacher at Steinm\u00fchle. “There is a great deal of support for this topic at Steinm\u00fchle.” She set up the exhibition with the 10th-grade class and the advanced art course and explored the messages it conveyed. The 11th-grade class, led by teacher Stephan Kersten, discussed the topic of \u201chappiness\u201d in their ethics class\u2014it was a perfect fit! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mar\u00eda R\u00e1mos, who represents the International Affairs department at Steinm\u00fchle, also believes the exhibition fits into the school\u2019s philosophy: \u201cIt did a good job of capturing different personalities.\u201d Both teachers agree: \u201cThis initiative is an asset to Steinm\u00fchle. It inspires people to reflect and reminds them of important values.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Contact Thomas Gebauer: <\/span><\/span>https:\/\/agent21-art-and-<\/span><\/a>repair.de<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

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